-
Spending a bit of time balancing the pistons really helps. Use a flathead behind the pad with more clearance, holding back the pad with less clearance, and pull the lever slightly. You're aiming for both pads to strike simultaneously, and with equal visible clearance. When you get it just right, the rotor "pings" when pads hit. My RX4s don't rub at all.
TooTallTim-
Spending a bit of time balancing the pistons really helps. Use a flathead behind the pad with more clearance, holding back the pad with less clearance, and pull the lever slightly. You're aiming for both pads to strike simultaneously, and with equal visible clearance. When you get it just right, the rotor "pings" when pads hit. My RX4s don't rub at all.
Thanks, I'll have a look at this as well.
keepit
Is anybody running Hope RX4 calipers? I've set them up with Apex AXS and they seem to work very well, but I just can't seem to prevent rub.
The bleeding process was quite easy and I followed Hope's instructions to the letter. It just seems like the (new) pads just aren't far apart enough for the rotor. I made sure that the pistons were pushed in etc during the bleeding process, but still getting a very light rub front and rear. It's not too much of an issue as it really is very light, but still annoying. Do I just need to suck it up until the pads wear a bit?
One thing I noticed is that the brakes clamp very early in the lever action. Can you bleed brakes too well?