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    wilwoods put together right?

    Hey all, have I bolted these together correctly? or do you flip the black bit 180 degrees and put on other side of disc? cheers!
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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    Does the Caliper not line up with the disc as they are? I have the same style of 2 piece disc carnt rember how mine are, but the caliper lined up spot on.

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    Caliper is 2mm off, lines up with a washer under it, but steering track rod ends are almost touching the disc

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    Disc is on the wrong way round then

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    Quote Originally Posted by Erikmex View Post
    Disc is on the wrong way round then
    But visually if its put on the other side of the flange - that's way more than 2mm?
    Try spinning the disc through 180 deg so flange is 'inside' the disc?

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    Quote Originally Posted by katana View Post
    But visually if its put on the other side of the flange - that's way more than 2mm?
    Try spinning the disc through 180 deg so flange is 'inside' the disc?
    id gess and say if you spin it 180 deg the this idol will be around 18mm out,

    Has the mounting Bell got the bolt holes counter sunk?

    Can you keep the disc as it is and pass the alloy bell through from the back when you build it?

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    Quote Originally Posted by Erikmex View Post
    Disc is on the wrong way round then

    If he spins the disc round wouldn’t that move the disc over the width of it, say around 20mm as the mounting face is offset from Center,

    I think I’m compbrake b16 with this style disc where around 1 or less off Center so I just left it.

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    Hard to tell from the pic but the caliper looks in the wrong position too, looks like the mounting bracket is on upside down

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    disc is right as it has a rh (right hand) and an arrow for rotation

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    Quote Originally Posted by ck49racer View Post
    Well that piccy cancels all my comments - looks to be a 'one way mount' - disc at least!

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    looking at that id gets that maybe the mounts just haven't been made quite right, mine done have mounts and bolt straight on to the hub / strut assembly

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    wilwoods put together right?

    I think the main issue is the disk near the Track rod end. I had this and had to space the bearings a little , although still close. Callipers are easy to shim and adjust. Mine was a semi odd fitment but this I assume should be a developed kit.

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    Re: wilwoods put together right?

    From memory mine is very close to the trackrod end, I’ll take a picture tomorrow

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