1 Rear Brake Problems Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:25 am
Grizzly
Silver member
forgive me if I am asking questions that have already been extensively covered in other topics but I have not been able to find anyone having the same problems as I have yet. My problem is this;
The rear brake pedal moves only a little but is really solid once it gets to its final position. With the bike on the centre stand you can very easily still turn the rear wheel and there is plenty of fluid in the reservoir.
I have only had the bike for a couple of weeks and have not actually had much of a look at this problem yet but will hopefully be doing so today. My plans are as follows - I have already opened the bleed nipple to see if there is any fluid coming out or even a change to the firm feel of the pedal and nothing. I am therefore toying with the idea of removing the hose from the calliper to see if any fluid is making it that far and then, if it isn't, taking it off from the master cylinder itself. While I cannot actually get any fluid through it seems pointless trying to refresh the fluid as it will not get all the old stuff out.
Any ideas or suggestions would be great.
The rear brake pedal moves only a little but is really solid once it gets to its final position. With the bike on the centre stand you can very easily still turn the rear wheel and there is plenty of fluid in the reservoir.
I have only had the bike for a couple of weeks and have not actually had much of a look at this problem yet but will hopefully be doing so today. My plans are as follows - I have already opened the bleed nipple to see if there is any fluid coming out or even a change to the firm feel of the pedal and nothing. I am therefore toying with the idea of removing the hose from the calliper to see if any fluid is making it that far and then, if it isn't, taking it off from the master cylinder itself. While I cannot actually get any fluid through it seems pointless trying to refresh the fluid as it will not get all the old stuff out.
Any ideas or suggestions would be great.
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