slunge Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Hi ALl been a few yrs since I last posted here (was on a 125 back then - now riding a 2010 XJ6 S). Took the rear wheel off for a tyre change last weekend (mission in its self!) - as I pulled out the rear axle, and took off the brake caliper / abs sensor, this clip dropped down to the floor. for the life of me, i cannot find any reference to it anywhere in the service manual or any diagrams!? Slightly worried as I have now reassembled the bike and everything seems fine - just hate having this spare without knowing what it is? One thing to note is, on the right hand side (brake/abs side) - the alighnement screws at the back of the swing arm, while tight and preventing the axle moving towards the front - does not seem that secure to prevent the axle sliding back towards the rear (its much more secure now i have torqued up the axle bolt but still doesnt seem as secure as the other side which I did first while setting chain tension). Was wondering if the clip perhaps lived as part of that housing to stop the chain drive adjuster moving forward??? Any help would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted May 7, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2014 that looks like a brake pad shim. usually fits between the caliper and back of brake pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slunge Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 that does makes sense - it was in that area as the wheel was rolled ou - im currently commuting on the bike, and the brakes seem ok - slightly concerning if this should be in the assembly. having just rechecked the manual and now more specifically the brakes - it does seem exactly that, thats for pointing me in the right direction... now just to decipher whats happening with the rear right alignment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted May 7, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 7, 2014 if you want the wheel to move forward loosen the axle bolt and the adjusters and give the wheel a kick from the rear pushing it forward.adjusters only work pulling the wheel back (and when the axle bolt is loose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slunge Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 thanks for the reply - that kind of answers my question, in that I was aware of the adjusters dragging the wheel back (exactly what I did after putting chain back on the drive, and pulling wheel back). I just expected there to be some limitation to stop the wheel dropping back - unless thats literally all down the axle bolts etc - i noticed it had a slight play to move forward but that was before tightening up the axle. On the clip front, have found 2 pic references to the location, its actually one of the brake springs (see on brakes breakdown and on caliper diagram) - in case anyone else has a similar issue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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