Front brakes were dragging when stopping hard, discovered that the left outside pads were shot, one was nearly to metal. Strange thing is, the right side pads (both inner and outer) look nearly new, with 15K miles on the bike. It seems pretty obvious that the left brake assembly is doing all the work, while the right assembly seems to be almost new. changed all the pads, bled the brakes, including loosening all the line connections and bleeding, in case there might be air trapped. was thinking that maybe air in the right side lines might cause the left side to do all the work, but very mimimal air bubbles observed when bleeding either side.
loosened the caliper bolts, and before tightening, ran the bike forward a bit and clamped down on the front brake to hopefully center the pad and rotors. went for a test ride and, when I stopped, I felt both front rotors. the left side rotor was much hotter than the right side, which was nearly cold.
appears that the left side is still doing all the work.
any suggestions on how to balance the braking on both sides? seems like I have only a single disk in the front right now.
would appreciate suggestions, advice, experiences, etc.
thanks
Ron
08 C-14, Penrose, Colorado