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Rear brake master cylinder rebuild time?
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<blockquote data-quote="henwil" data-source="post: 1414120" data-attributes="member: 74006"><p>Hi Folks,</p><p></p><p>I am having issues with my rear brake, and here are the symptoms:</p><p></p><p>- When riding using the rear brake has no braking power. The pedal goes all the way down.</p><p></p><p>- When on the center stand and in neutral, I can spin the rear wheel by hand. I can push the pedal all the way down with my hand, and then I can't spin the wheel.</p><p></p><p>- There is no fluid leak anywhere.</p><p></p><p>- It takes about five seconds for the pedal to return to the upper posisiton on its own.</p><p></p><p>- I have not been riding my FJR much over the past few years, and the brake fluid flush is definitely overdue.</p><p></p><p>- Mileage is about 64k.</p><p></p><p>I friend thinks that it is the master cylinder that needs a rebuild, and that just flushing the fluid will not fix it. I tend to agree, but I am no expert.</p><p></p><p>Should I first do a brake fluid flush and see what happens? Does it sound like I need to rebuild the master cylinder? I just don't want to go through all the trouble and then find out that it was something else due to my wrong assumptions.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any input!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henwil, post: 1414120, member: 74006"] Hi Folks, I am having issues with my rear brake, and here are the symptoms: - When riding using the rear brake has no braking power. The pedal goes all the way down. - When on the center stand and in neutral, I can spin the rear wheel by hand. I can push the pedal all the way down with my hand, and then I can't spin the wheel. - There is no fluid leak anywhere. - It takes about five seconds for the pedal to return to the upper posisiton on its own. - I have not been riding my FJR much over the past few years, and the brake fluid flush is definitely overdue. - Mileage is about 64k. I friend thinks that it is the master cylinder that needs a rebuild, and that just flushing the fluid will not fix it. I tend to agree, but I am no expert. Should I first do a brake fluid flush and see what happens? Does it sound like I need to rebuild the master cylinder? I just don't want to go through all the trouble and then find out that it was something else due to my wrong assumptions. Thanks for any input! [/QUOTE]
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