September 12, 20187 yr It's to stop the pads rattling. It's just an anti rattle spring. The pads can't come out of the caliper with or without the spring (while the wheel is in). I've been running without mine in for a few months as I struggled to get it back in. No issues with braking but sometimes the pads do rattle slightly if I'm waiting to go in a section with the engine running.
December 27, 20187 yr My friend removed his on his gasser, he was having problems with his pads wearing quickly only getting 3 trials out of them and nearly getting caught out on occasions having no front pads, gas gas told him to take it out, I have a trs and I am going to do the same
December 27, 20187 yr Tried mine without seems ok, I was told the metal clip holds the pads so the wheel can be easily put in and no problem with the clip out
December 28, 20187 yr So its gone .....well never mind; if it was pointless then the best thing to do was to remove it. ...Thanks again that's twice you have helped everyone out............It would seem like it being put there may have been an attempt to cause friction ..but it did not work as they thought it would do as you got rid of it ....hopefully that has solved the problem completely,.I just hope that there's no whining noises in the future. Edited December 28, 20187 yr by oni nou
April 22, 20233 yr I'm having a huge issue with my 2020 TRS 250 OneR with front brake overheating and locking up. I've done just about everything else, except removing the clip. Took it out today after reading this topic and so far the brake works good. Gonna take it for a long ride on Tuesday and hope it still works allright. P.S. that clip is an absolute pain in the ass to install anyways, so it's great if it's really not needed and it fixes the problem...
April 22, 20233 yr It over heats because does not have enough free play. Or/and it does not have enough free play because your m/c is bad. Happens all the time
April 22, 20233 yr 9 minutes ago, lineaway said: It over heats because does not have enough free play. Or/and it does not have enough free play because your m/c is bad. Happens all the time How can I get more free play? The adjustment in the lever is not even half way through. The feeling in the lever is good at the moment when it works properly. When it over heats it gets horrible.
April 22, 20233 yr If the piston does not return all the way, it will not release fluid back to the resivoir. So it keeps building pressure untl the brakes lock.
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