Stupid brake fluid question
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Stupid brake fluid question
O.K, soI put floating rotors and Lyndall brake pads on my bike a couple of weeks ago. So far, with the snow, rain, and other crappy weather,I have been able to squeeze in a couple hundred miles and so far love the setup. Now, my stupid question.The owners manual and service manual both state to fill the master cylinder with DOT4 brake fluid to within 1/8 inch from the top. UnlessI really missed something, neither manual said what position the bike should be in to check it. I mean on the kickstand front tire left, on the kickstand front tire stright ahead, on the bike lift with the bike level? It makes a big difference in the level. I had no problems replacing the brake pads and rotors myself, but the fluid level has me scratching my head.
Sorry for such a lame question.
Sorry for such a lame question.
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RE: Stupid brake fluid question
It usually is when the master cylinder is in a level(as possible)position. So, however you have to position the bars to make the master cylinder sit as level as you can get it.
Sorry, doesn't really give a clear answer
Sorry, doesn't really give a clear answer
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"Well...tell us about how different, better, worse etc the brakes are! HOW are they better etc. "
So far this setup seems 100% better than stock. I don't know if my bike just had a quirk, or it is inherent on HD touring bikes, but I thought the stock front brakes sucked. To me they just seemed too "grabby", meaning when I glided to a stop it seemed as thought they reached a point where they just grabbed hard and I didn't feel like I was getting a smooth stop. I had the bike to the dealer for this problem and they replaced the rotors unsder warranty. They said that they exceeded the allowable "warpage" by a couple thousands of an inch. The bike felt great for awhile and then the same thing. So, I decided to just handle it myself and go with this setup after some research (mainly on here and the Electraglide Garage Forum).
So far, the floating rotors and Lyndall Z+ pads seem very smooth. I would consider it a great improvement in the area of safety. Like I said, I only have a couple hundred miles on them, so I will let you know how they are after several hundred miles.
It was a pretty easy project, except I hadto stop in the middle to run to Sears for a 12 point 1/4" socket. Make sure you have a 12 point 1/4" and 12 point 1/2" socket and a torque wrench handy.
Thanks to all for your responses.
So far this setup seems 100% better than stock. I don't know if my bike just had a quirk, or it is inherent on HD touring bikes, but I thought the stock front brakes sucked. To me they just seemed too "grabby", meaning when I glided to a stop it seemed as thought they reached a point where they just grabbed hard and I didn't feel like I was getting a smooth stop. I had the bike to the dealer for this problem and they replaced the rotors unsder warranty. They said that they exceeded the allowable "warpage" by a couple thousands of an inch. The bike felt great for awhile and then the same thing. So, I decided to just handle it myself and go with this setup after some research (mainly on here and the Electraglide Garage Forum).
So far, the floating rotors and Lyndall Z+ pads seem very smooth. I would consider it a great improvement in the area of safety. Like I said, I only have a couple hundred miles on them, so I will let you know how they are after several hundred miles.
It was a pretty easy project, except I hadto stop in the middle to run to Sears for a 12 point 1/4" socket. Make sure you have a 12 point 1/4" and 12 point 1/2" socket and a torque wrench handy.
Thanks to all for your responses.
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