Spinning the bobbins

[Novocastrian]

Something of a coincidence I just spotted the other post as I was preparing this one.

Spinning the bobbins is a regular part of my maintenance schedule to ensure the bobbins are free to move on the discs.  The handling can become unstable if they are unable to move.

Obviously, I cannot recommend what you do to your own bike.  That is your choice and where you use light oil near brake discs needs utmost care.

I use a step drill in a cordless drill and only use the gentlest of force until the drill bit catches and the bobbin spins.  I put a dab of 3 in 1 oil to help.  However, I remove all traces of oil before using the bike again.

[trophied]

I use an easy out and brake cleaner to clean mine and it is indeed necessary.

[1675]

I.made special.tool and now I cant find it!

[trophied]

I had one of those too.  It was much more trouble to use than just using a square screw extractor with light pressure and running the drill in reverse.

[strathroy]

I spun mine with a drill too 85000km no problems

[Suzukiguy]

 Just cleaned mine using a small ezy-out and a drill with some brake cleaner. My bike only has 4200 miles but the previous owner only rode it in town and I was starting to feel a little bit of shudder when hitting the front brake at speeds over 35 mph.

 After cleaning, no shudder at all! This will have to be regular maintenance from now on!

[bobv07662]

Been using the ezout method for a long time. Great results! Do you see how much debris comes out? It's almost like the bobbins have dirt magnets in them.

[True Blue]

Never heard of this before.

Is this part of the recommended factory servicing of the bike or something that
somebody has picked up on along the way?

I am very new to the TTSE scene.

cheers,
True Blue