Ok, been having issues with the bike since I tried to fix it.
2003 ABS needed new tires. Since home issues keep me from working on it on a regular basis, it took me a while to get to it. While I had the back wheel off, I figured I'd replace the rear pads. Well, the bolt/pin that the pads hang on is seized. My brother took it to the machine shop, and they couldn't get it out either. So, we just pulled the inside of the caliper off to get the pads swapped out. cleaned and greased everything well put it all back together and bleed the brakes.
Rode it about 5 miles before I realized there was a squealing noise. Seems to be coming from the back brake. Don't have time to look at it now, so take it home. About a week later, I start checking. Seems like it's dragging, so I suspect the SMC. Pull the SMC apart - everything looks almost new. cylinder moves in the bore just fine. So, reassemble, bleed the brakes and try again.
Well, doesn't seem the back brake is dragging anymore, but now I have a...hard to describe, but it's like the sound you get when a thin metal pics is hitting the brake rotors, and it's coming from the front. It's not constant, almost like th rotor is warped. So, I pull the left side, and again the pin is seized so I have to pull the caliper apart. Clean it up and try again. Still the same. So I pull the right side off and clean that up. Still the same. Not sure where to go now. Not sure where to look next. Just want to get it fixed so I can get it out of the carport.
2003 ABS needed new tires. Since home issues keep me from working on it on a regular basis, it took me a while to get to it. While I had the back wheel off, I figured I'd replace the rear pads. Well, the bolt/pin that the pads hang on is seized. My brother took it to the machine shop, and they couldn't get it out either. So, we just pulled the inside of the caliper off to get the pads swapped out. cleaned and greased everything well put it all back together and bleed the brakes.
Rode it about 5 miles before I realized there was a squealing noise. Seems to be coming from the back brake. Don't have time to look at it now, so take it home. About a week later, I start checking. Seems like it's dragging, so I suspect the SMC. Pull the SMC apart - everything looks almost new. cylinder moves in the bore just fine. So, reassemble, bleed the brakes and try again.
Well, doesn't seem the back brake is dragging anymore, but now I have a...hard to describe, but it's like the sound you get when a thin metal pics is hitting the brake rotors, and it's coming from the front. It's not constant, almost like th rotor is warped. So, I pull the left side, and again the pin is seized so I have to pull the caliper apart. Clean it up and try again. Still the same. So I pull the right side off and clean that up. Still the same. Not sure where to go now. Not sure where to look next. Just want to get it fixed so I can get it out of the carport.