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A few weeks ago I posted a thread on a clunk I was having in my front end that was not related to loose steering head bearings. A dealer had claimed to have traced it to the brake rotors being loose on the floater buttons. I was doubtful, the noise and feel were in my view too heavy to be from loosy-goosey brake rotors. It felt exactly like loose steering head bearings, but I knew the bearings are pretty new and the fall away is set to the tight side of the specification.
Last night I replaced the floater buttons and wave washers on both front rotors, and to my great surprise the clunking is gone. I reckon I owe the service writer and tech at Antelope Valley HD an apology for doubting them. I had them tear through both fork legs so convinced was I that such a noise could not come from a worn floater buttons. Tuck that one in your back pocket for the day in the future your floater buttons also wear out. $2.99 per button, and $2.99 per washer, ten of each, figure sixty-something bucks with tax. Mine lasted 15,000 miles. Not too great, but that is a heavy bike to stop and mine gets some pretty hard use in the canyons, so your experience may vary.
Last night I replaced the floater buttons and wave washers on both front rotors, and to my great surprise the clunking is gone. I reckon I owe the service writer and tech at Antelope Valley HD an apology for doubting them. I had them tear through both fork legs so convinced was I that such a noise could not come from a worn floater buttons. Tuck that one in your back pocket for the day in the future your floater buttons also wear out. $2.99 per button, and $2.99 per washer, ten of each, figure sixty-something bucks with tax. Mine lasted 15,000 miles. Not too great, but that is a heavy bike to stop and mine gets some pretty hard use in the canyons, so your experience may vary.