Rear brake problems?
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Doc, I'd be inclined to agree with you.
When I had the wheel off, I checked the caliper for full slide. Even cleaned the gunk out of the pin bores, and made sure the caliper would bottom out in the bore
When I had the wheel off, I checked the caliper for full slide. Even cleaned the gunk out of the pin bores, and made sure the caliper would bottom out in the bore
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[QUOTE=kk6pg;4041403]Carlo, that thought crossed my mind, and I havent ruled it out yet. When I took it out Saturday to see what was happening back there, I didnt feel any of the "pull" associated with a wheel out of line.
When I put the bike away earlier in the week, it did feel like something was dragging. Didnt think much of it. Tapped the brake pedal and the resistance went away. Mama hasnt mentioned anything about problems until Friday when this happened. __________________________________________________ __________ From Carlo----- Mine does same when I tap brake pedal it lessen's some have to tap it a few times. But the belt is riding close to the outside lip to the rear sprocket bothers me. As it is wearing the out side edge of the belt. Im going make a measuring tool out of welding rod as instructed by the HD service manual. let me Know how you make out. Thanks Carlo
When I put the bike away earlier in the week, it did feel like something was dragging. Didnt think much of it. Tapped the brake pedal and the resistance went away. Mama hasnt mentioned anything about problems until Friday when this happened. __________________________________________________ __________ From Carlo----- Mine does same when I tap brake pedal it lessen's some have to tap it a few times. But the belt is riding close to the outside lip to the rear sprocket bothers me. As it is wearing the out side edge of the belt. Im going make a measuring tool out of welding rod as instructed by the HD service manual. let me Know how you make out. Thanks Carlo
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Well, I had the bike picked up this morning and taken to the dealer for warranty repairs.
Heres something I didnt know.
If you bleed the brakes or change out the fluid, like it says to do in the service manual, while its still under warranty, it voids the warranty?
You learn something new every day. I didnt know it was going to be this.
Sounds like it could be typical dealer rhetoric.
I reminded the service manager this was the same bike the exhaust fell off of the day after they did the 1000 mile service
Heres something I didnt know.
If you bleed the brakes or change out the fluid, like it says to do in the service manual, while its still under warranty, it voids the warranty?
You learn something new every day. I didnt know it was going to be this.
Sounds like it could be typical dealer rhetoric.
I reminded the service manager this was the same bike the exhaust fell off of the day after they did the 1000 mile service
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Well, I had the bike picked up this morning and taken to the dealer for warranty repairs.
Heres something I didnt know.
If you bleed the brakes or change out the fluid, like it says to do in the service manual, while its still under warranty, it voids the warranty?
You learn something new every day. I didnt know it was going to be this.
Sounds like it could be typical dealer rhetoric.
I reminded the service manager this was the same bike the exhaust fell off of the day after they did the 1000 mile service
Heres something I didnt know.
If you bleed the brakes or change out the fluid, like it says to do in the service manual, while its still under warranty, it voids the warranty?
You learn something new every day. I didnt know it was going to be this.
Sounds like it could be typical dealer rhetoric.
I reminded the service manager this was the same bike the exhaust fell off of the day after they did the 1000 mile service
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From: 50 Miles North N.Y.C.
Well, I had the bike picked up this morning and taken to the dealer for warranty repairs.
Heres something I didnt know.
If you bleed the brakes or change out the fluid, like it says to do in the service manual, while its still under warranty, it voids the warranty?
You learn something new every day. I didnt know it was going to be this.
Sounds like it could be typical dealer rhetoric.
I reminded the service manager this was the same bike the exhaust fell off of the day after they did the 1000 mile service
Heres something I didnt know.
If you bleed the brakes or change out the fluid, like it says to do in the service manual, while its still under warranty, it voids the warranty?
You learn something new every day. I didnt know it was going to be this.
Sounds like it could be typical dealer rhetoric.
I reminded the service manager this was the same bike the exhaust fell off of the day after they did the 1000 mile service
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I have the update from the dealer, and a warning to anyone that wants to mess with the rear brake.
The cause of it all was a small rock that wedged between the pad and the caliper. That caused the screeching noise, and left a nice gouge in the rotor. The rock skewed the pads in the caliper and caused the pedal to go full travel, resulting in no brakes.
What happened next was my mistake, and something for everyone else to watch for. I made the mistake of pulling the forward slider pin before I pulled the pad pin. The tension on the slider pin from the pads tends to mess up the hole in the caliper. When I put it all back together, the slider pin didnt go back in straight, causing the caliper to skew the same way the rock had it going.
The end result is I aggrivated an already messy problem. The pin did not go back in straight, and trashed the caliper. Even though the caliper slid freely afterwards, it wasnt sliding perfectly square. This can also happen to the wrenches at the dealer. Once youve done it, you wont do it again.
So if you ever have the need to mess with the rear caliper, DO NOT remove the slider pin. Pull the pad pin, remove the pads, then pull the axle and wheel. Now you can slide the caliper off the pins without doing any damage to anything. It will save you a whole lot of grief.
The cause of it all was a small rock that wedged between the pad and the caliper. That caused the screeching noise, and left a nice gouge in the rotor. The rock skewed the pads in the caliper and caused the pedal to go full travel, resulting in no brakes.
What happened next was my mistake, and something for everyone else to watch for. I made the mistake of pulling the forward slider pin before I pulled the pad pin. The tension on the slider pin from the pads tends to mess up the hole in the caliper. When I put it all back together, the slider pin didnt go back in straight, causing the caliper to skew the same way the rock had it going.
The end result is I aggrivated an already messy problem. The pin did not go back in straight, and trashed the caliper. Even though the caliper slid freely afterwards, it wasnt sliding perfectly square. This can also happen to the wrenches at the dealer. Once youve done it, you wont do it again.
So if you ever have the need to mess with the rear caliper, DO NOT remove the slider pin. Pull the pad pin, remove the pads, then pull the axle and wheel. Now you can slide the caliper off the pins without doing any damage to anything. It will save you a whole lot of grief.
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