DGoebel
Well-known member
All Fixed Now! Thanks Pit Bull Powersports and BRP's Spyderfest Tech Reps
Seems like it became a compound issue, though I had taped the Adjuster/Swing Arm caps to the swing arms, and I really, really followed all the suggestions and FB's video, somehow my rear axle was canted enough to cause the rotor to drag on the pads on the front inboard and rear outboard pads. This caused the excessive friction, caused the rotor to heat up excessively, then either when it cooled or was cooled it warped.
It's possible the canting happened when a local Can-Am shop "aligned" the belt and replaced the bearings to try and fix the original issue. done Deal, won't go back there, Past is Past, should've known it might not be fixed by their expert marine engine repair guy......
Once the Pit Bull Powersports folks (with or without the assistance of the BRP Tech Reps) properly aligned the rear axle, belt tension, and belt tracking, the warped rotor was just off enough to take about 5 miles to warm up enough to start making noises. After replacing the rotor, I was able to ride it (all of 10.6 miles down in Springfield at Spyderfest) before the Monsoon's hit again. Both my wife and I rode around town and never heard a peep out of it.
BEST Spyderfest EVER! (My first, and I got all the farkles I wanted in advance installed professionally, got SQUARED AWAY, by Joe and Ann, got a lot of great deals, and sage advice, and met a lot of nice new folks. We're already planning on Spyders in the Ozarks and next years Spyderfest, They can ONLY get better!
Seems like it became a compound issue, though I had taped the Adjuster/Swing Arm caps to the swing arms, and I really, really followed all the suggestions and FB's video, somehow my rear axle was canted enough to cause the rotor to drag on the pads on the front inboard and rear outboard pads. This caused the excessive friction, caused the rotor to heat up excessively, then either when it cooled or was cooled it warped.
It's possible the canting happened when a local Can-Am shop "aligned" the belt and replaced the bearings to try and fix the original issue. done Deal, won't go back there, Past is Past, should've known it might not be fixed by their expert marine engine repair guy......
Once the Pit Bull Powersports folks (with or without the assistance of the BRP Tech Reps) properly aligned the rear axle, belt tension, and belt tracking, the warped rotor was just off enough to take about 5 miles to warm up enough to start making noises. After replacing the rotor, I was able to ride it (all of 10.6 miles down in Springfield at Spyderfest) before the Monsoon's hit again. Both my wife and I rode around town and never heard a peep out of it.
BEST Spyderfest EVER! (My first, and I got all the farkles I wanted in advance installed professionally, got SQUARED AWAY, by Joe and Ann, got a lot of great deals, and sage advice, and met a lot of nice new folks. We're already planning on Spyders in the Ozarks and next years Spyderfest, They can ONLY get better!
:clap: Glad to hear that it is all sorted out, and you're back up, and "on three"! :riding:
