March 14, 20215 yr Hi guys, Investigating my brake binding issue on my Rev 3 and spotted these tin covers on my front calliper, my rear calliper doesn’t have them. Are the tin covers fitted correctly, really necessary and what is there purpose?
March 14, 20215 yr I’ve taken them off every Beta I’ve had. They don’t serve any purpose. Crap still gets in around the pads and these covers make it awkward to clean them out.
March 14, 20215 yr Bike of that age - I'd expect the binding to be caused by old seals and/or corosion in the grooves the seals sit it. My 01 was terrible for it and it took some effort to really clean out the grooves. Even when it looked clean there was still loads of crud to be removed. Might be worth a caliper rebuild and an ultrasonic clean or even replace the caliper.
March 15, 20215 yr Author Think i was lucky, new pads on the front have seemed to cure the brake binding issue. My rear caliper will need a complete overhaul though as that is weeping fluid.
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