Rear brake is out
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Rear brake is out
This is odd.
Just completed a 1500 mile trip on Tuesday, then a 150 mile trip on Wednesday. Bike ran great.
Went out today and no rear brakes at all.. Plenty of fluid, dont see anything wrong.
Any suggestions?
Just completed a 1500 mile trip on Tuesday, then a 150 mile trip on Wednesday. Bike ran great.
Went out today and no rear brakes at all.. Plenty of fluid, dont see anything wrong.
Any suggestions?
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Do you have any resistance in the pedal when you push it or does it go straight down? How's your rear pads looking? Without knowing any facts, I'd guess master cylinder. Or maybe a problem with the linkage from the pedal to the m/c.
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I just had to replace my rear brake line. The clutch cable (which had a wire coil around it) was rubbing against it and eventually wore through. I didn't see any brake fluid on the ground or anything else visibly wrong before dis-assembly.
The new brake line was of a different, more flexible design. Quite expensive also.
Kyle
The new brake line was of a different, more flexible design. Quite expensive also.
Kyle
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So I went out this morning to work on the rear brake.
Sat on the bike and the brake works fine.
I must have a switch or sensor that is intermittant.
09 FLHT non-ABS.
Any ideas?
Sat on the bike and the brake works fine.
I must have a switch or sensor that is intermittant.
09 FLHT non-ABS.
Any ideas?
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I just had to replace my rear brake line. The clutch cable (which had a wire coil around it) was rubbing against it and eventually wore through. I didn't see any brake fluid on the ground or anything else visibly wrong before dis-assembly.
The new brake line was of a different, more flexible design. Quite expensive also.
Kyle
The new brake line was of a different, more flexible design. Quite expensive also.
Kyle
Same thing happened last year on my 08 while on vacation in the mountains. NO fun with just front brakes on those roads.
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When the brakes aren't working and you push the pedal, does the pedal feel the same as when the brakes are working or does it go all the way down to the floor? If the brake goes to the floor, can you pump the pedal a few times and get the brake to work?