keep yer bobbins clean

[glang]

My SV650 S6 standard front brakes started to drag intermittently when stopping, so much as to give quite heavy vibration if going fast enough and I thought it meant replacement discs. Id started looking at the options when I saw a vid on youtube recommending cleaning the disc carrier bobbins. Apparently they can get jammed up with muck so the disc isnt free to move and centre itself correctly. Anyway I cleaned as instructed using a nut and bolt through the bobbins to rotate them while spraying with brake solvent and Im pleased to say its done the trick...

[embee]

Good post, thanks for the tip.

[garynortheast]

I could do with taking a look at mine too!

[glang]

My bike spent over 5 days complete submerged in silt laden rainwater so I should have realised much sooner that dirty bobbins was a possible cause....