front brake problem
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front brake problem
Hi all,
help needed with front brake!!!!
my 92 FXRS front brakes has been playing for a while now.
it was fitted with twin single pots callipers from new when I had it (5 years +/-) .
I fitted some HD cruiser's 4 pots a few years back. the master cylinder was also replaced with a Custom Chrome one roughly around a year before that.That worked well for a time but after a year or so the brake lever started to feel strange, the feel was not the same, solid, no feel. the brakes still worked fine but after a while the callipers started to grab slightly until they stayed jammed on after I stopped at a set of lights. they took around 1/2 an hour to free themselves. I rode home slowly and replaced the piston inside the master cylinder. that seemed to have done the trick.
this was about a year ago but now the problem seems to have come back.
as before the brakes seem to grab the discs and slowly release themselves.
I am concerned about riding the bike until I will have fitted a new service kit in the master cylinder again but I found this very unusual!?
Surely the master cylinder can't need re-building every year?
Could the problem be caused by the fluid? I use DOT5 silicone fluid as recommended on the manual.
has anybody had this type of problem before and any ideas on what could cause this problem?
Thanks,
help needed with front brake!!!!
my 92 FXRS front brakes has been playing for a while now.
it was fitted with twin single pots callipers from new when I had it (5 years +/-) .
I fitted some HD cruiser's 4 pots a few years back. the master cylinder was also replaced with a Custom Chrome one roughly around a year before that.That worked well for a time but after a year or so the brake lever started to feel strange, the feel was not the same, solid, no feel. the brakes still worked fine but after a while the callipers started to grab slightly until they stayed jammed on after I stopped at a set of lights. they took around 1/2 an hour to free themselves. I rode home slowly and replaced the piston inside the master cylinder. that seemed to have done the trick.
this was about a year ago but now the problem seems to have come back.
as before the brakes seem to grab the discs and slowly release themselves.
I am concerned about riding the bike until I will have fitted a new service kit in the master cylinder again but I found this very unusual!?
Surely the master cylinder can't need re-building every year?
Could the problem be caused by the fluid? I use DOT5 silicone fluid as recommended on the manual.
has anybody had this type of problem before and any ideas on what could cause this problem?
Thanks,
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