I just got back from my first Spring ride to check everything out and got the dreaded brake drag. I guess it's dreaded, I never heard of the problem before reading here about it after getting back. I think this actually happened to me once a few years back but I parked the bike when I got home (thank goodness I was a block away after riding for 4 hours) and the problem had disapeared when I came back to it. I never had another problem until today. It started dragging, I tapped the foot brake and it quit, so I came home. The bike is an '06 and it's never had the brakes touched. It's only got 23,000 miles on it.
1) How do I diagnose exactly what the problem is? I assume it's the SMC but I'd like to be sure before buying a new one.
2) Assuming it is the SMC, do I have to get this from the dealer?
3) Again, assuming it's the SMC, is it necessary to rebuild all the cylinders? Would replacing the SMC and bleeding everything be sufficient?
I've read here that rebuilding the SMC can be tricky. I'd be more comfortable replacing and maybe rebuilding the old one at my leisure as a spare. Maybe.
1) How do I diagnose exactly what the problem is? I assume it's the SMC but I'd like to be sure before buying a new one.
2) Assuming it is the SMC, do I have to get this from the dealer?
3) Again, assuming it's the SMC, is it necessary to rebuild all the cylinders? Would replacing the SMC and bleeding everything be sufficient?
I've read here that rebuilding the SMC can be tricky. I'd be more comfortable replacing and maybe rebuilding the old one at my leisure as a spare. Maybe.