Brake Mount Failures?
Only ever heard of ONE instance. ed.Instance 1OK, right to the point here. I have just had the sh*t scared out of me by a brake mount failure that caused a total loss of the front brakes at speed on my 98 F650ST. I went to brake at 30-40mph and there was a CRACK followed by the clunk of my entire front brake caliper assembly rotating out of place on its remaining mounting bolt resulting in no brakes and a floppy brake lever. On examination the lower of the two caliper mounts (where the caliper is bolted to the fork leg) had fractured vertically through the bolt hole, leaving the caliper hanging on via the upper mount and the break pads totally dislodged and hanging loose. Q1. Has anyone heard of it happening before? Q2. Is this a known issue? Q3. Is this something that BMW should know about? Q4. Is this a weld repair or a new lower fork job?I would advise anyone to take a close look at the brake mountings on the forks and check for cracks just in case. This was really sudden and with n
