Front brake fixes?

[Tazz]

Incidentally, how am I supposed to dispose of old brake fluid?

I'm not sure if I'm supposed too, but I just tip it in with my engine oil and take it to the tip There are drums there you can pour your oil into for free at most of them, check on the net first.

[Hmmmmark]

I'm not sure if I'm supposed too, but I just tip it in with my engine oil and take it to the tip There are drums there you can pour your oil into for free at most of them, check on the net first.

Ah I see, well I was also wondering what to do with oil when I got round to an oil change, so now I know


So I've had a camping trip cut short (thanks weather) so I've had plenty of time today to take care of this.

Spent $120 getting a socket set, pliers, brake fluid, cleaner, and bleeder kit and spent about 60 mins watching youtube videos and 40 mins working.

Now my caliper + pistons are cleaned, brake fluid replaced and calipers bled and I've got a much better front brake.

Don't know how much a dealer would have charged but I feel it's money well spent

[NinjaNanna]

well done just - double check all bolts are tight before and after your first ride. THen again after your first decent ride.

[F5 Dave]

Bleed brakes.
Master brake cylinder rebuild.
New braided brake lines.

In that order.

Actually before all of those I'd service the callipers. Sliding pins if equiped. Pistons stick. Seals get white scunge build up behind them. Pistons get debris sinking to bottom behind them (if a bike is 10+ years old I'd pop pistons out to clean system, earlier if brake fluid hasn't been replaced often). On top of that some dust selas (Tokico) can tend to pull the pistons back too far. And on top of all that the pads could just not be very suited to the discs or not very good or contaminated with fork oil etc.