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Faulty brakes 120-130

posted by  walrus3 on  Thu Aug 5 06:25 CST 2004
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A couple things come to mind.
One is that maybe the brake pads or disks don't have the same surface
characteristics (rust on one side, smooth on the other, hard pad on one
brake and soft ones on the other), etc
The other is that maybe one of the brakes is dragging and getting hot
enough to fade while the other one is OK. To check for this on your
next short trip check temps of hub and disk (carefully, you can burn
yourself) on both sides. If one side is a lot hotter than the other
you might check to make sure your brake line is not acting like a check
valve. If it is, you can open the bleeder and the hydrostatic head will
not be enough to make it drip.
--
George Downs, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Central US






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