I put new brake pads on the rear of my 81 XS Special, 6 days ago. They've been working fine. I've probably about 2-300 miles on 'em.
"That 'little screw' " on the back of the middle piece; the top of the caliper........a small silver colored screw; "screwdriver head"; about an inch long; when it screws in, the end of it is on the inside of the caliper to "catch" the "hole loop" at the top of the inside new pad > the pad closest to the outside of the rear wheel. (?) What is that screw there for? what duz it do? I "studied and studied" the use for it, when I assembled everything back together; couldn't unnerstan' whut it was for..........???????????????? Now, this has really got me bothered for two reasons: 1. I've done this job numerous times in the past; the question never "jumped" into my brain before. Reason No.2 ; today, I happened to eyeball the area in the back of the caliper, to see "if the screw was behaving"; doing it's mysterious job. It was gone. Had loosened and vibrated out.
Today I got two "different" types of screws ; that I like the looks of, better, to screw into the same hole. Will probably put one of them in, tomorrow, with a lock washer............................................ ...........
Whut duz that screw do? whut's it there for?
"That 'little screw' " on the back of the middle piece; the top of the caliper........a small silver colored screw; "screwdriver head"; about an inch long; when it screws in, the end of it is on the inside of the caliper to "catch" the "hole loop" at the top of the inside new pad > the pad closest to the outside of the rear wheel. (?) What is that screw there for? what duz it do? I "studied and studied" the use for it, when I assembled everything back together; couldn't unnerstan' whut it was for..........???????????????? Now, this has really got me bothered for two reasons: 1. I've done this job numerous times in the past; the question never "jumped" into my brain before. Reason No.2 ; today, I happened to eyeball the area in the back of the caliper, to see "if the screw was behaving"; doing it's mysterious job. It was gone. Had loosened and vibrated out.
Today I got two "different" types of screws ; that I like the looks of, better, to screw into the same hole. Will probably put one of them in, tomorrow, with a lock washer............................................ ...........
Whut duz that screw do? whut's it there for?
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