Yeah, I just hate to put any more money into this. I’m so frustrated.I tried one of those systems on my arachnid.....never did work well, no matter what I did. Went hydraulic, works great....that's my suggestion.
Why do women always say..."what do you mean"? No matter what I say to a man, they NEVER say that !
Da redflash
I hear you I’ve just got everything on it working very well all new parts, etc. I just want the damn brakes to work! Errr… I mean it’s not rocket science. I bought this whole kit for just the brakes alone, and I might as well not have any brakes. So as of right now I took the whole cable off the go cart. Until I figure out what to do.did that......didn't help. Just consider this thing a money pit.....it's not going to be perfect, until it's perfect. That's why no matter how much we hoped we knew, finally accumulated a vast storehouse of knowledge........because frugality will never make the damn go-kart perfect !
I've got about $1600 into my arachnid over 2 years and that;s about as inexpensive as you can go. Don't think in terms of "what can I seel this for and break even.......THAT will never happen. Just think of the fun, and tell your wife to go to the gym and enjoy herself !
I got it from go power sports. They won’t take it back.Yeah I didn't even have a cable, I had a solid rod......all I can say, is that system just doesn't have much stopping power. The hydraulic works, but it's another $100.00 before all said and done. If you got that manual system from amazon,,,,just return it and get your money back.
Da redflash
Ok. Thank youGeorge, it won't stop better if you flip it pointing down. But it sure will LOOK BETTER. A flat piece will work just as good as that piece of angle. The rod will work better than the cable, but not until you fix the flexing at the bends by welding across them.
YesDoes the Caliper slide smoothly, in it's bracket?
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Have you tried scuffing the rotor up a bit
...it looks awful smooth & shinny
Smooth & shinny = nothing to grip on
I have adjusted it every which way to Sunday. I will try scuffing up the rotor and try with a metal rod. If I can get it set up to avoid flexing because I am going to have to put some Bends in it.Have you adjusted the pad next to the adjustment screw closer to the rotor? Turn the rotor as you tighten the adjuster until the rotor won't turn then back off the adjustment enough to let the rotor spin. Slight drag won't hurt the rotor, just don't let it bind.
Think I can get away with using threaded rod?I agree with the others suggesting eliminating the cable and going with a rod. The cable will give and stretch too much under pressure. Bad design.