| Author | Message | ||
     Vegasrebel |
I've had the firebolt for a little over a year and always had spongy front lever feel. A week ago It got so bad that the lever touched my knuckles before I felt any lever pressure. I thought it was either bad brake pads or low brake oil. I decide to change both. I pulled the old pads out ( still had a little bit of life left) and surprisingly the new pads slid in with a little effort. I put it all together and pumped the front brakes and the lever actuated much earlier. I rolled the bike in neutral and I didn't any resistance from the brakes scraping the rotor.The reservoir shows normal levels. Now after the fact I realized the mistakes I made,my worries are: 1.I did not push the pistons back when I put the new pads on. 2.I did not check the reservoir levels before the change so I don't know if it was low before. 3.I did not open the reservoir to let any overflow. 4.I'm worried the brake lever feel is from the seized pistons. 5.I noticed some oil from the inside caliper. My options: 1.Redo the whole thing with the reservoir open and push the pistons in. 2. Change or rebuild the caliper and do the brake pad and then the brake bleed. Any advice will be appreciated as I would love to get back on the road ASAP! (Message edited by Vegasrebel on June 12, 2016) |
