Dear fellow ST owners,
I have a rear break drag that I have been trying to solve for the past 2 years. I have ridden close to 25K miles with my "rear break on". I go through a set of rear pads in 3-4K miles!!!
It has now been at the HONDA dealership here in Brno, Czech Republic for the past 4 weeks. Very skilled mechanic, knows his STs, cant fix it. He takes care of a Police fleet of 100 bikes.
Why I say irresolvable? Please read what the dealer have replaced so far and still drags:
- of course the entire Secondary Master Cylinder assembly
- completely rebuild proportioning control valve
- completely new delay valve (front wheel, right side)
- they even borrowed the entire rear break caliper assembly from a different bike and it still was dragging
- rear master cylinder inspected
We are running out of options and ideas. Can, for example, the front master cylinder affect rear break? I dont know. It is getting expensive replacing stuff.
I dont think it is the hose system becasue it bleeds nicely without problems. It is the two outer cylinders in the rear caliper that are hard to press back after the break is applied.
Any ideas welcome. I dont know what to do.
Thank you,
MS
I have a rear break drag that I have been trying to solve for the past 2 years. I have ridden close to 25K miles with my "rear break on". I go through a set of rear pads in 3-4K miles!!!
It has now been at the HONDA dealership here in Brno, Czech Republic for the past 4 weeks. Very skilled mechanic, knows his STs, cant fix it. He takes care of a Police fleet of 100 bikes.
Why I say irresolvable? Please read what the dealer have replaced so far and still drags:
- of course the entire Secondary Master Cylinder assembly
- completely rebuild proportioning control valve
- completely new delay valve (front wheel, right side)
- they even borrowed the entire rear break caliper assembly from a different bike and it still was dragging
- rear master cylinder inspected
We are running out of options and ideas. Can, for example, the front master cylinder affect rear break? I dont know. It is getting expensive replacing stuff.
I dont think it is the hose system becasue it bleeds nicely without problems. It is the two outer cylinders in the rear caliper that are hard to press back after the break is applied.
Any ideas welcome. I dont know what to do.
Thank you,
MS
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