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Front rotor rubbing on caliper mount
11/09/21 at 20:36:29

Hey all. Thanks for the add. Just got a new to me 2014 S40 that only has 180 miles on it. Was out for a ride and heard some metal on metal rubbing in the front wheel. Realized that the rotor is rubbing directly on the caliper mount. Brake works fine and the pads and caliper look good. Wondering if this is a common issue or if I just have a bad rotor.

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badwolf Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' my Lil' Bagger - 153k miles so far Posts: 805 Palm Beach County, FL Gender:	Re: Front rotor rubbing on caliper mount Reply #1 - 11/09/21 at 20:46:35 Is it rubbing on the outside of the rotor, or are the pads rubbing? If the rotor is rubbing on the caliper mount, the axle spacer(s) are messed up.
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Fast 650 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 405 Valrico, FL Gender:	Re: Front rotor rubbing on caliper mount Reply #2 - 11/09/21 at 21:52:31 Sure sounds like your axle spacers are swapped left to right. It is easy to mix them up, more than a few people have done that before.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Front rotor rubbing on caliper mount Reply #3 - 11/09/21 at 22:11:14 Both spacers have a sheet metal shield that covers the bearings. The spacer on the disk side has a flange that goes against the fork. Also, the caliper bolts have 2 washers for each bolt. Some adjustment can be achieved by placing 1 or both between the fork and caliper.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18117 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Front rotor rubbing on caliper mount Reply #4 - 11/10/21 at 02:02:50 That is a really clean hand you have. My hands haven't been that clean for several decades!
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2778	Re: Front rotor rubbing on caliper mount Reply #5 - 11/10/21 at 17:51:01 Axle spacers.
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Reply #6 - 11/23/21 at 02:52:35

So finally got the bike up on a lift and spun the front tire. Found that about 35% of the rotor is rubbing on the caliper mount so I suspect a warped rotor over axel spacers. Ordered a new one so will see if that corrects the issue. Thank you to all for your suggestions. I'm hoping to get a few more rides in this year before winter consumes South Dakota.

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Reply #7 - 11/23/21 at 04:22:57

A warped rotor is unlikely. If the bike is still on the lift, I’d remove the caliper and check for side-to-side motion of the front wheel. I suspect worn wheel bearings over a warped rotor. The brakes on the S40 just don’t have enough power to warp a rotor.

If I did suspect a warped rotor, I would use a dial gauge to check the rotor, not a simple spin of the wheel.

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Fast 650 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 405 Valrico, FL Gender:	Re: Front rotor rubbing on caliper mount Reply #8 - 11/23/21 at 09:34:18 Gary, I have seen one of the older 4 speeds that had a warped rotor. It wasn't warped real bad, but enough to make hard braking unpredictable.
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