June 2, 201610 yr Hey guys I'm having serious problems with the back brake .... I've stripped them ... Put new Pistons in new seals new cylinder kit galfer pads back bleed and still it's not as keen as it should be .. I have to press hard to lock up is there any calliper upgrade or anything I can do to make them better .... My mate had a 09 gasser and the back brake was awesome ...... So I'm always gauging off that......Any help would be appreciated fellas ??
June 2, 201610 yr Do you mean a lot of travel until it locks up or just spongey If so have you bled it from the brake cylinder,I can back bleed mine and get it working but can't get it right until I bleed it from the cylinder ( there's alwaY's a bit of air trapped in there )
June 2, 201610 yr Author There's not much travel but I have to press really hard to get it to lock ??
June 2, 201610 yr Back bleed as normal but crack the banjo bolt on the master as your pushing fluid in , somtimes mine will go straight away others I have to press the rear brake with the banjo open and it will push a bit of air out easier with some help cuz you need 3 hands , one to push fluid , one to crack banjo and re tighten and another to press brake
June 2, 201610 yr New pads wil be crap untill you have bedded them in. Make sure read disk is not glazed over.
June 3, 201610 yr If you think it's bled properly ride round with the back brake on get the rear brake hot and then chuck some water on it so you get a bit of steam coming off it
June 4, 201610 yr Need to bed pads in. Give disc a good scuffing with coarse aluminium oxide paper - at right angles to wear marks.
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