diesel2607 Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hi I was out on bike last week and front brake felt a bit soft lever was pulling about two thirds back I had very worm pads and changed them now the lever pulls back to the bars I have tried bleeding but no change don't know what else to try and help would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 First loosen the adjuster on the front brake lever until you have excess play. The adjuster being too tight is 50% of brake problems. There have been many, many posts on this subject. http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/6251-bleeding-front-brake/?hl=%2Bbleeding+%2Bfront+%2Bbrake 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel2607 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Thanks for reply so the problem is still just air in the system will have to find a big syringe and try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Oh! the joys of recalcitrant hydraulics. It is probably air in system or it could be your caliper pistons moving back and forth by flexing the seals rather than sliding through them, try to look to see if this is the case. Tilt the bars so the hose slopes up all the way to the master cylinder. gently work the brake lever and see if little bubbles rise from the fill port in the master cylinder. Sometimes holding the lever back to the bars and pouring boiling water over caliper helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel2607 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I have managed to get a lever now brake works well so thanks for pointers but now when I pushed bike into shed the front brake is sticking a bit I can see pistons in outside haven't gone all the way in I pushed them back with my thumbs when changing pads so thought they were OK could thus still be air trapped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel2607 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 hi guys on going problem I got the front brake working but now it has very little power as in if I am sliding down a muddy hill I cant control my speed with the front brake and it definitely hasn't got the power for me to do a nose wheelie sometimes the brake feels ok but still is low on power and other times the brake is very soft feeling the pistons are moving freely and brake is working but very weak any help on this would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldtrialchamp Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 If the brakes on your car or lorry were doing this it would be a job for a mechanic. ..likewise your bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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