Front brakes
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Front brakes
I keep bleeding my brakes, but after a few days the air returns and I have to bleed them again. Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you fix it.
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Re: Front brakes
You've got a leak somewhere - if you haven't rebuilt the caliper or master cylinder, it might be time to do either or both.stewartwayne50 wrote:I keep bleeding my brakes, but after a few days the air returns and I have to bleed them again. Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you fix it.
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Re: Front brakes
With a bike this old, it may be time to do both the calipers and mc.WingAdmin wrote:You've got a leak somewhere - if you haven't rebuilt the caliper or master cylinder, it might be time to do either or both.stewartwayne50 wrote:I keep bleeding my brakes, but after a few days the air returns and I have to bleed them again. Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you fix it.
Probably could do with new break hoses as well.
How well is the rear working ?
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Re: Front brakes
The rear brakes work fine. Now I just need to find a place to get the parts. Any ideas anyone?
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Re: Front brakes
GeorgeFix on Ebay sells quality items.stewartwayne50 wrote:The rear brakes work fine. Now I just need to find a place to get the parts. Any ideas anyone?
There are other good sellers there as well.
Have you ever repaired GL1000 brakes?
Many good tutorials around.