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jrward
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Posted: Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 10:46 pm | 1st Post |
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| I've honed out the cylinders to smooooooooth and replaced all four pistons along with the seals. I hate brake problems.
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SC
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Posted: Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 10:52 pm | 2nd Post |
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Did you check them for free movement before you put them back on?
There is also a return hole in the reservoir that can get a little do-do in it
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OnaWingandaPrayer
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Posted: Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 11:06 pm | 3rd Post |
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 Hello and Welcome jrward .
If you cleaned the calipers out and put them back with new seals ,you need to move up to the handlebars. Be VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SPILL brake fluid on your paint or plastics. Romove the front master cylinder . Take it apart . When you remove the reservoir you will see what looks like 2 ports from the top down into the bore of the master. At first glance bot holes apear to be the same size . As you clean away the old fluid you will find one hole is large at the top then it becomes smaller . Its probly stopped up . Take a single wire strand from a wire brush and use that to probe into the small port . Once you have it all clean and both ports are clear then you can reassemble . One the bleeding is complete you should have reliable brakes .
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jackjohn
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Posted: Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 11:09 pm | 4th Post |
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| Hi JR and welcome to the forum. The return hole in the master cylinder is the most likely culprit. Pump the fluid down to where you can see the metal top of the master cylinder. There are two holes. One is large and easy to find. The other is very small and likely clogged with crap and doesn't look like a hole at all. I clean them out with a strand of very fine wire, I repeat the hole is very small and needs to remain so. Find a piece of very fine wire and you can punch the junk out and the brakes will release like they are supposed to do.
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RB
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 12:43 am | 5th Post |
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| Also the lines can collapse inside..what was said above mostly likely but if that doesn't clear it up replace the lines with metal or at least braided
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 01:53 am | 6th Post |
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RB wrote: Also the lines can collapse inside..what was said above mostly likely but if that doesn't clear it up replace the lines with metal or at least braided
That is my vote, this is very common on autos also especially if it has sat for very long.
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Bagmaster
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 02:47 am | 7th Post |
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MADDOG355 wrote: RB wrote: Also the lines can collapse inside..what was said above mostly likely but if that doesn't clear it up replace the lines with metal or at least braided
That is my vote, this is very common on autos also especially if it has sat for very long.
Had a dragging front brake on my wife's 94 Grand Prix and that's what it was. Went ahead and replaced both front brake lines as I did a complete overhaul of all 4 brakes. Replaced all 4 discs too.
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jrward
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 03:21 am | 8th Post |
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| Thanks for all the checks to do on a Sunday before the heat of the day. See you cats in the sand box.
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jrward
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 08:44 pm | 9th Post |
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| Thanks Wingandaprayer & Jackjohn. It's nice to get competent help. All the junk is out and I can walk the bike fore and aft without a struggle. Thanks again guys.
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OnaWingandaPrayer
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 01:43 am | 10th Post |
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Glad to hear you were able to resolve the problem . 
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jackjohn
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 11:21 pm | 11th Post |
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| Thanks for the reply JR. It's always great to hear when a plan comes together.
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fixinThe82
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 08:54 pm | 12th Post |
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Does the back cylinder have the same type of return hole?
Just got my rear brake working on a restore project (82 GL1100I). I had to prime the rear cylinder and bleed the brakes out. The brake is dragging.
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jackjohn
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Posted: Wed Aug 27th, 2008 11:45 pm | 13th Post |
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fixinThe82 wrote: Does the back cylinder have the same type of return hole?
Just got my rear brake working on a restore project (82 GL1100I). I had to prime the rear cylinder and bleed the brakes out. The brake is dragging.
Yes it does. There are several reasons why the rear brake may be dragging, most of them are mechanical but the fluid return hole is there also and it does get clogged.
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