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#444992 Rev. (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 619 REAR BREAK 5 Months, 1 Week ago   While on a ride yesterday my rear break ativated it self, I didn't know what was was happening felt like I had lost power. Burned up what was left on the pads now the ? what would cause that to happen my pipes are 3" away from the caliper and what else do I need to check for repairs.   Logged     http://www.patriotguard.org/ http://myroadstar.webs.com/   The administrator has disabled public write access. #444994 Curt (Moderator) Never to old to ride! Moderator Posts: 12511 Re:REAR BREAK 5 Months, 1 Week ago   Check the pipes where they are close to the master cylinder push rod. When I put my forward controls on the push rod for the MC was touching the pipes and I didn't know it. It heated up the fluid so bad that the rear brake applied and I had to PULL the peddle up to get home.   Logged     My Site Black Ice is Shiny, Black Ice is Deadly, Ya Wanna Ride My BlackIce?   The administrator has disabled public write access. #444999 greyphart (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 4842 Re:REAR BREAK 5 Months, 1 Week ago   Best possibility is that the heat from the pipes caused the brakes to expand and go fubar. Did any work on the brake setup lately? Change/re-adjust pipes? Any work at all on the rear end? GP   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #445004 Rev. (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 619 Re:REAR BREAK 5 Months, 1 Week ago   greyphart wrote: Best possibility is that the heat from the pipes caused the brakes to expand and go fubar. Did any work on the brake setup lately? Change/re-adjust pipes? Any work at all on the rear end? GP No work on break set up done at all a couple of months ago I did the flip and grind thing and have been on longer rides since then. In front the pipes are not touchin anything on the master.   Logged     http://www.patriotguard.org/ http://myroadstar.webs.com/   The administrator has disabled public write access. #445009 Erbman02 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3801 Re:REAR BREAK 5 Months, 1 Week ago   check the fluid level in the master cylinder. If it all boiled out, then you will need to flush the system. I was told that when brake fluid boils, it crystallizes. Been there, a month later I had brake problems again because I did not flush the system from the get-go. More than likely something caused the brakes to ride. Highly doubt heat from the bipes caused the issue. Take a look at the brake linkage, see if there are any issues there. Could also be a seal on the brake piston. there are 2 seals per piston, a thin one called a dust seal, and the main fat one. I also had a dust seal split just a hair, causing the piston not to retract properly, it would get caught up between the piston and the caliper wall   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #445015 starrider76 (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 7 Re:REAR BREAK 5 Months, 1 Week ago   Had mine lock up going to work one morning. Had been messing with the pipes the day before and they were touching the brake linkage and didn't I know it (like what happpened to Curt). Had to move the bracket forward just a bit by drilling the holes out a little more.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #445101 silver_fox (User) I wanna ride! Platinum Boarder Posts: 1164 Re:REAR BREAK 5 Months, 1 Week ago   starrider76 wrote: Had mine lock up going to work one morning. Had been messing with the pipes the day before and they were touching the brake linkage and didn't I know it (like what happpened to Curt). Had to move the bracket forward just a bit by drilling the holes out a little more. +1. Changed out pipes, didn't realize header pipe was touching brake linkage. went for a ride, and shortly during ride,started to "drag". Sure enough,brakes were locked up. I burned up the rear pads.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #445301 Rev. (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 619 Re:REAR BREAK 5 Months, 1 Week ago   I ajusted the brake linkage bringing it foward about 3/8" further away from the exhaust pipe it wasn't touching but it was close. Hopeful not to have that problem again. Thank you all   Logged     http://www.patriotguard.org/ http://myroadstar.webs.com/   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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