Front brake?

Ddodge80 said:

Thanks. I will check out a video or two.
I don't think my 06 has abs

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kenne said:

Mate just did mine yesterday this is what i did before i go and buy seal kits

1. Unbolt 1 front brake assembly
2. Take out brake pads and give the brake lever a pump you will probably see maybe one piston come out maybe 2 maybe none if your brakes are really unresponsive
3. Clamp 3 of the the pistons in the caliper and pump your brake lever this will force one piston out don't pump to far though.
4. Clean piston then lubricate and gently push back into caliper
5 Repeat on each individual piston keeping the other three clamped until all are done
6 Re bolt caliper back with pads inserted and repeat on other side caliper
7 Gently squeeze brake lever till it stiffens up ( talking about the brake lever) if it doesn't stiffen you may need to re bleed your brakes

i gave mine a bleed anyway topping up the fluid, brakes were heaps tighter after the clean and even better after the bleed. if that still doesn't solve it you may need to take the whole caliper assembly off and redo seals

hope this helps

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1K9 said:

Kenne, sounds like your approach should work. The pistons collect crud and require polishing and lubing with Brembo red grease. It depends on your riding conditions and habits cleaning the bike. Sometimes just exercising the pistons, like Turbo has stated, works. In my case, the rear caliper had just one of the pistons barely working and keeping the pads engaged, cooking the rear rotor. Once I discovered and fixed that, I went ahead and serviced the fronts. Trouble starts when the rider trusts the shop and during brake service they just change the pads, bleed the brakes and send you off. At the time of pad replacement a careful inspection and off-the-bike cleaning of the caliper should always be done. Grater trouble arises when the seals are reinserted in the incorrect position allowing fluid to escape and contaminate the pad leading to catastrophic brake failure. This is why Brembo no longer sells seal kits. Kenne, to that effect your method avoids that fatal error. Some vouch for deglazing the rotors, which I have never done. Squealing was cured with special purpose, high heat grease applied to the back of the pads.

Your Rocket should stop with a single finger squeeze. If it don't, have your calipers carefully inspected by a serious reputable mechanic or yourself. Get a torque wrench, a set of metric sockets, a way to lift the front of the bike and have some fun servicing your bike.

Good subject to converse about. It might save a fellow rider's life.

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