Brake Line Issue?
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Brake Line Issue?
Just out of curiosity. Is it possible for a crimped front brake cable to cause the caliper to stay closed(pads touching rotor) and make the lever only pull back about a half inch? This happened to me two nights ago when riding home. I pulled over and started squeezing the lever and it broke free and was back to normal. But about 10 minutes later as I pulled up to my place it did it again. I just noticed today that the cable(steel braided) had a crimp in it. I also put a screw driver in between the pad and the caliper and It pushed back into place without a problem but after I squeezed the lever again it would go back to being stuck until I pushed the pad back by hand. I am assuming the cable is the problem here, I just wanted to get some input from you guys in case someone else had this same issue. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Most likely the pistons are sticking. I had this problem on a road trip last year and ended up losing my rear brake because the pistons finally froze solid. I would do like pig said and pull the caliper apart and clean it right away before you cause further damage that in my case required replacing the caliper.
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I had my front caliper pistons get stuck out and wore one side of the brake pads clear down to almost metal before I realized it. I cleaned them up with brake cleaner and a rag then I replaced the pads with Lyndall Z. No problems since.
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