Rear brakes
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From: long island ,ny
Rear brakes
Has anyone had a problem with excessive rear brake pad wear on a 1999 softail?rear brakes have allways been touchy and lock up easily.rotor looks good.have had this bike for 8 years. Original owner replaced rear caliper.do you know of any problems with brakes on this now old evo fatboy.thanks
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The rear brake in my '96 was hanging up just a little bit when I first got it. I installed new pads, sucked out all the brown and grungy fluid from of the reservoir and bled an entire bottle of new brake fluid threw the system. Finally the new fluid started to come out the rear caliper crystal clear. That solved the problem for me.
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In addition to bikerlaw's advice, clean the caliper where the pads fit and make sure they are not hanging up and dragging. If need be clean the exposed parts of the piston, so it retracts fully. Above all else, change the fluid!
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