2003 FLHRCI - two issues, need some guidance
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Thanks - ran out to the garage and tried it.
Sitting there parked, I grabbed a fist full of front brake about 1/2 dozen times in succession. Yes, same pull each time. I can almost get it back to the grip, and when riding it, it goes about 1/2 the travel distance before it grabs.
I also ran my fingers across the disks. I couldn't find anything that felt like grooves, feel real smooth but I guess I may not be able to feel them too.....
So, the theory is then, that one or both rotors have warp? But, if that were the case, and the rotors were warped, wouldn't they have to rotate to the warped spot in order to push the caliper plungers out?
Maybe I'm not getting it.....
Sitting there parked, I grabbed a fist full of front brake about 1/2 dozen times in succession. Yes, same pull each time. I can almost get it back to the grip, and when riding it, it goes about 1/2 the travel distance before it grabs.
I also ran my fingers across the disks. I couldn't find anything that felt like grooves, feel real smooth but I guess I may not be able to feel them too.....
So, the theory is then, that one or both rotors have warp? But, if that were the case, and the rotors were warped, wouldn't they have to rotate to the warped spot in order to push the caliper plungers out?
Maybe I'm not getting it.....
If your lever travel remained the same then that tends to eliminate any of the causes I mentioned. The first pump of the lever would have moved the pads to the rotor (if they were ever retracted in the first place). Then the next pump of the lever would have been less travel. Since that wasn't the case you've eliminated pad travel as the culprit.
The only other possibilities are now in the hydraulic system - caliper, master cylinder, bleeding, and/or flexing of the hoses.
Last edited by 2black1s; Mar 29, 2012 at 09:30 PM.
Showing my ignorance here....
It has been my understanding over the years that air in the hydraulics woul create a situation where pumping would get things to firm up a bit, sometimes quite a bit. By pulling the brake like I did, with no change, did I not eliminate the possibility of air in the system?
It has been my understanding over the years that air in the hydraulics woul create a situation where pumping would get things to firm up a bit, sometimes quite a bit. By pulling the brake like I did, with no change, did I not eliminate the possibility of air in the system?
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Showing my ignorance here....
It has been my understanding over the years that air in the hydraulics woul create a situation where pumping would get things to firm up a bit, sometimes quite a bit. By pulling the brake like I did, with no change, did I not eliminate the possibility of air in the system?
It has been my understanding over the years that air in the hydraulics woul create a situation where pumping would get things to firm up a bit, sometimes quite a bit. By pulling the brake like I did, with no change, did I not eliminate the possibility of air in the system?
Brakes fixed!
I used the FixMyHog video and cleaned up the calipers as they showed. I had purchased some Lyndall Z+ pads to go in there "someday" and even though the existing pads had plenty left, I put the Z+ in all 3 calipers. Brakes work great! Smooooooth as butter, lever/pedal action is like a new bike. I'm hoping that the Z+ pads will keep the calipers from getting messy again too soon. I got gobs of black gunk out of the calipers when I sprayed them out.
Now... on to the Cruise Control issue......
Thanks guys!
I used the FixMyHog video and cleaned up the calipers as they showed. I had purchased some Lyndall Z+ pads to go in there "someday" and even though the existing pads had plenty left, I put the Z+ in all 3 calipers. Brakes work great! Smooooooth as butter, lever/pedal action is like a new bike. I'm hoping that the Z+ pads will keep the calipers from getting messy again too soon. I got gobs of black gunk out of the calipers when I sprayed them out.
Now... on to the Cruise Control issue......
Thanks guys!
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