So, last week I'm returning home from a 5 day trip in the rain and snow, still 200 miles from home when I slowed for a school zone using front brake only. W/O warning, my SMC didn't release and my rear wheel won't turn........So, long story short I limp home by pulling over and cracking the bleeder each time I need to use the brakes.
Get home, no movement at all on the SMC shaft connected to the piston. Bike is an '04 non-ABS with 87,000+ miles that I've owned since 6,800 miles in 2005. Yes, this bike has been in the rain a lot.
I pull the SMC apart, full of crap and crud.....What I find strange is: My shop manual shows a spring under the piston. Mine did not have a spring in it?? Did some come w/o, or was this left out on the assembly line? I have a rebuild kit on the way, will the kit include a spring? Thanks........
Get home, no movement at all on the SMC shaft connected to the piston. Bike is an '04 non-ABS with 87,000+ miles that I've owned since 6,800 miles in 2005. Yes, this bike has been in the rain a lot.
I pull the SMC apart, full of crap and crud.....What I find strange is: My shop manual shows a spring under the piston. Mine did not have a spring in it?? Did some come w/o, or was this left out on the assembly line? I have a rebuild kit on the way, will the kit include a spring? Thanks........