keltis99
Registered user
2015 LC with 27k km on the clock.
bought a bike 2 days ago with previous owner haven't had replaced the rear pads since forever - the old ones were literally 0mm when I took them out (=irresponsible if you may). the rear brake pedal was simply hitting the bottom and not even coming back up.
so i replaced the pads, bled the system the old way (don't have the gs911 tool) with a syringe sucking the old fluid through the nipple and refilling the reservoir as i went. i went through around 200ml of dot4 when i was satisfied with the new color.
Having closed the system i don't get the system to pressurize and engage the rear brake properly. there is about 20% effectiveness on braking and i have to extend the pedal all the way down. and that's after pumping like 10 times. first time i did some vigorous pumping while driving slowly i saw some liquid came out from the nipple and there was even some smoke from the caliper/pads (super hot). Now i took out some dot4 from the reservoir (overfilled was my suspicion), drove around - no overheating - but i could not get any feeling of braking. there are no warning lights and front brakes work perfectly.
any suggestions? air? reset the abs system by disconnecting the battery? a trip to the stealer? many thanks
bought a bike 2 days ago with previous owner haven't had replaced the rear pads since forever - the old ones were literally 0mm when I took them out (=irresponsible if you may). the rear brake pedal was simply hitting the bottom and not even coming back up.
so i replaced the pads, bled the system the old way (don't have the gs911 tool) with a syringe sucking the old fluid through the nipple and refilling the reservoir as i went. i went through around 200ml of dot4 when i was satisfied with the new color.
Having closed the system i don't get the system to pressurize and engage the rear brake properly. there is about 20% effectiveness on braking and i have to extend the pedal all the way down. and that's after pumping like 10 times. first time i did some vigorous pumping while driving slowly i saw some liquid came out from the nipple and there was even some smoke from the caliper/pads (super hot). Now i took out some dot4 from the reservoir (overfilled was my suspicion), drove around - no overheating - but i could not get any feeling of braking. there are no warning lights and front brakes work perfectly.
any suggestions? air? reset the abs system by disconnecting the battery? a trip to the stealer? many thanks
