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    Quad bike drum brakes problem

    ok so i have an old farm quad and the front brakes are hopeless, the pads are fine the drums are not crash hot . i went to bleed them tonight and they have no air in them but the brake always feels spongy and you always gotta pump them for them to even just work ? any ideas what i could try next ? drums are pretty bad but i dont think thats the real problem ? maybe the booster at the handle bars is stuffed ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by adamt View Post
    ok so i have an old farm quad and the front brakes are hopeless, the pads are fine the drums are not crash hot . i went to bleed them tonight and they have no air in them but the brake always feels spongy and you always gotta pump them for them to even just work ? any ideas what i could try next ? drums are pretty bad but i dont think thats the real problem ? maybe the booster at the handle bars is stuffed ?

    i take it these are hydraulic drum brakes if so check the cylinders pull the boots back you may find they are leaking if so replace them and all should be good.
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    yeah hydraulic drums, cool thanks will look at that. also brake fluid looks abit milky guess that wouldn't help either ?

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    yep pulled the seal back and its all oily and bit rusty on both sides, guess there poked?

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    Quote Originally Posted by adamt View Post
    ... brake fluid looks abit milky guess that wouldn't help either ?
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    yep pulled the seal back and its all oily and bit rusty on both sides, guess there poked?
    There's your answer...
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    guess there gunna be expensive to fix.... shit i just rebuilt the damn thing already wants more money

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    they shouldn't be to badly priced car ones are only $30 odd retail you can have them rebuilt would have suggested transport hydraulics but they just closed down today.
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    the genuine suzuki seal kits are readily available and not to badly priced,

    any suzuki dealer will be able to get them for you,

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