Sunday, May 24, 2020

Stopping Stoppers from not

A while ago I had a whoopsie when replacing the front brake pads on the WR.  One fell out when I was carrying out my road test and the poor wee pistons hit the disc.  I cleaned them up and bled the brakes again and they got me through the Dusty Butt and quite a few other rides ok...

But not ideal, so I picked up some new ones the other day and today I fitted them up and rebled the brakes.

First of all, isn't it great how you can just lean a trail bike onto an old tyre to give better access to the LHS?

Look Ma, no stand required...

Just like tying ya boat to the wharf...

Anyway, here's the damage:


Fitting up the pistons was easy enough (I haven't changed the seals but have them in case they are damaged or decide to leak) but bleeding the brakes was a little bit of a drama until I worked out a much easier way to use my $12 bleeder.  Hint, gravity is your friend...

The lever feels way beater than before and after a quick test ride I'm liking the feel.  The brakes are possibly a little better too but still not stunning - I'm spoilt by the Connie and Tenere...

Fresh that sucess, I then attempted something else and also had a win - setting the clock...

1 comment:

  1. Have you ever considered speed-bleeders to make brake bleeding ops simpler?

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