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It doesn't sound like you have much experience working on a motorcycle, I would suggest you seek a mechanics assistance. I believe what you are calling the seal is just a dust seal to keep brake dust out of the piston. You should never operate a brake lever or pedal when the calliper is not on the disk with brake pads. You probably pushed the piston too far out of the calliper causing the leak. The o rings and seals may have been damaged. It is also possible air has been introduced into the system which will also affect the brakes, this will require bleeding the brake to get all the air out.
As I already stated, never operate the brake lever or pedal of any brake system unless it is properly mounted with pads or shoes.
I just had the f*cking guy rebuild and bleed the rear master cylinder on September 1st. Holy f*ck, how expensive is THIS repair gonna be? Youtube will fix everything, I'm not making these c*cksucking mechanics rich. $95 an hour? Go f*ck yourself.
Figured it wouldn’t hurt to have experienced eyes look at my pads and give me a second opinion, because the wheel is off and I don’t plan on doing this too often. Attatched is a picture of my brake pads, and I think they are in great shape, I don’t have any problems with my rear brakes, BUT I did have a question about squeaking. When I ride, usually with a passenger and the weight on the back fender, and I brake the rear, I will hear a loud, embarrassing squeak each time the wheel revolves past a certain point. The intensity changes with every time I brake, and sometimes it doesn’t even happen. Watching a few videos on YouTube has lead me to believe that I need to grease that piece of rubber that holds the rotor to the frame. What do you think?
Now you do. Good thing is I bet it don't squeak anymore.
Now you do. Good thing is I bet it don't squeak anymore.
The biggest cycle repair I've done was putting an engine kit on a beach cruiser. I looked on youtube and learned how to properly remove the axle, torque to spec, etc. I am confident enough to fix the brake problem while learning from youtube. I just need to figure out what I need to fix it. Don't f*ck me out of this, I can see the finish line.
The seal on the piston is definitely toast. Pick up a new caliper piston seal, a fresh set of pads, brake fluid. Remove / replace, reassemble, add fluid and bleed it down. Can-a- corn.
I just had the f*cking guy rebuild and bleed the rear master cylinder on September 1st. Holy f*ck, how expensive is THIS repair gonna be? Youtube will fix everything, I'm not making these c*cksucking mechanics rich. $95 an hour? Go f*ck yourself.
The bottom line here is that the pads are fine. Looks like that caliper needs to be rebuilt now though. If you're not comfortable doing that, pull the caliper, take it to an indy and have him rebuild it. Re-install it and find a you tube video on bleeding the brakes and do it. Don't worry about what anyone thinks you shouldn't be doing. We learn from our failures. I only know how to fix cars, bikes and boats properly because when I first tried, I failed at it all the time. I kept trying and after a while I didn't fail at it anymore.
Step one: Buy the f**king service manual. (Figured Id try and keep up with your f-bomb count)
Seriously, brakes are pretty straightforward...and also pretty important. Trying to tear into them without either a manual or adequate experience is a recipe for disaster. I can understand not wanting to pay shop rates, but dont cheap out on having the service manual around. Any mechanic will tell you its a f**k of a lot more expensive to fix a problem on a bike after an inexperienced owner fixes it first.
Either buy the manual and follow it, take it to a shop and pay someone to fix it right, or guess your way through it using YouTube videos and hope you dont die as a result. Those are really your only three options...
The seal on the piston is definitely toast. Pick up a new caliper piston seal, a fresh set of pads, brake fluid. Remove / replace, reassemble, add fluid and bleed it down. Can-a- corn.
Cool, do they sell the rebuild kit for my bike or do I just need the piston seal? Will I need to rebuild the master as well? Any other tools I might need for this?
I've been a professional wrench for 24 years, I spend 50 hours a week fixing German cars. I've seen some shade-tree, driveway attempts at stuff that would make you burst out laughing. Some guys should NEVER attempt to "Do It Yourself" because they just don't have the knack. What I mean by that is, They're ham-fisted, clumsy, disorganized, improvisational in all the wrong ways and on top of that...CHEAP. My advice to you is this:
Trailer that bike to a real wrench that can get it right for you without breaking SIX things trying to fix ONE. You'll save money in the long run, and it'll be fixed right. This thread is such a disaster and a clusterf**k that I think if you don't get some help your next post is gonna be from your hospital bed if you're lucky. This isn't a kids game. You need to man up about your abilities and hand the job off to keep you and OTHERS safe from yourself. The worst thing is your mindset, you come off like a smart-*** who doesn't know when to call in help. Don't be CHEAP and STUPID and ARROGANT.
I've been a professional wrench for 24 years, I spend 50 hours a week fixing German cars. I've seen some shade-tree, driveway attempts at stuff that would make you burst out laughing. Some guys should NEVER attempt to "Do It Yourself" because they just don't have the knack. What I mean by that is, They're ham-fisted, clumsy, disorganized, improvisational in all the wrong ways and on top of that...CHEAP. My advice to you is this:
Trailer that bike to a real wrench that can get it right for you without breaking SIX things trying to fix ONE. You'll save money in the long run, and it'll be fixed right. This thread is such a disaster and a clusterf**k that I think if you don't get some help your next post is gonna be from your hospital bed if you're lucky. This isn't a kids game. You need to man up about your abilities and hand the job off to keep you and OTHERS safe from yourself. The worst thing is your mindset, you come off like a smart-*** who doesn't know when to call in help. Don't be CHEAP and STUPID and ARROGANT.
The idiot I took the bike to charged two hours labor to swap an exhaust, my master cylinder rebuild cost me $700. I CAN NOT AFFORD THAT AGAIN! Which one of you wants to come over and teach me how to do this? Beer and parts on me
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