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outer rotor central carrier rivet
1 max play
rotational play
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4HEBRAKEPADCONTACTFACEANDHUBMOUNTINGFACE
AREALLPARTOFTHESAMEPIECEOFMETAL
4HEYPERFORMPERFECTLYWELLWITHINCERTAINPARAM
ETERSBUTIFTHEYARESUBJECTEDTOSERIOUSHEATTHE
BRAKINGSURFACEISUNABLETODILATEOREXPANDFREELY
BECAUSEITISNOTFLOATING
)NSAMEVERYRAREEXTREMECASESTHEDISCCOULDEND
UP PERMANENTLY DEFORMED DUE TO THE INDUCED
MECHANICALSTRESSINITSCENTRALPART
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THE CENTRAL CARRIER USING SOME RIVETS AND SPRING
WASHERS TO AVOID ANY NOISE "ECAUSE THE DISC IS
FLOATINGTHEREISSTILLAPLAYBETWEENTHERIVETAND
THEOTHERPARTSCARRIERANDOUTER$URINGOPERATION
ANDASTHEDISCWEARITISNORMALTHATYOUNOTICEA
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PLAY DEVELOPING BETWEEN THE
OUTER ROTOR AND CARRIER 4HIS ROTATIONAL PLAY
SHOULDNTBEMORETHANMMORTHEDISCWILLNEED
TOBEREPLACED4HEDRAWINGSHOWSTHETOLERANCES
FOR(OPE4ECHNOLOGY FLOATING DISCS FOR YOURREFER
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4O AVOID ANY PERMANENT DEFORMATION EVEN UNDER
THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS A FLOATING DISC IS
CONSTRUCTEDINTWOPARTS!NALUMINIUMCENTREPART
CARRIER WHICH IS FIXED TO THE HUB AND A STAINLESS
ROTORPART IN CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE PADS4HISIS A
HIGHPERFORMANCETYPEBRAKEDISC
7HENTHEOUTERROTORISSUBJECTEDTOSERIOUSHEATIT
EXPANDS"YALLOWINGITTOFLOATSEPARATELYFROMTHE
CENTRE IT IS FREE TO EXPAND AND SHRINK AGAIN AT WILL
WITHOUTPUTTINGANYSTRESSONTHECARRIER3OFLOATING
DISCS ARE MADE IN TWO PARTS TO ALLOW THE DISCS TO
EXPANDANDPREVENTTHEMFROMWARPING
&URTHERMORETHEFLOATINGDISCSAREGENERALLYLIGHTER
THANTHEFIXEDONES
4HEVENTEDDISCISAPARTICULARTYPEOFFLOATINGDISC
THE CORE OF THE OUTER ROTOR PRESENTS SOME COOLING
FINSFORBETTERHEATDISSIPATION
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