Posted by tom.murrin on May 9, 2007, 1:07 pm
Just yesterday we hit 80 degrees here in Chicago and my wife and I
were on our way home from work on my 99 Classic RK and all of the
sudden after sitting in stop and go traffic for a few minutes the bike
starts feeling sluggish like it's laboring through a taller gear or
going up hill when we are on flat ground. My wife says she smells
something burning and we pull over and I shut it off to let it cool
off a few minutes. I get back on and try rolling it in nuetral and
it's very hard to push so I check the front brake, it seems ok and
then I step on the rear and it feels like it's stuck. So after a few
minutes more of cool down I figure since we are two miles from home
I'll limp it home and look at it in my garage. Well about a mile later
a car stops in front of me and I apply both brakes and tthe rear pedal
goes right to the floorboard. No rear brakes at all I luckily had
given my self enough room to get it whoaed down just engine and front
braking. Get it home and remove the bags and sure enough there's smoke
coming off the rear brake caliper. Go eat dinner and come back after
it's cool and the rear brake still feels like it's grabbing and the
pedal is mush. Any ideas on where to start troubleshooting this one?
Anyone ever experince something like this before? I'm inclined to open
the master cylinder and check the brake fluid first and go from there.
Thanks in advance for any opinions,
RK-Warrior
Posted by Sean on May 9, 2007, 1:56 pm
Same problem happened on my bagger.
I found a piece of wood and smacked the disk
sideways (gently but firmly) on each side
of the caliper. This forced the pads to back off
just enough to free it. Then I rode to the repair
shop on front brakes only.
Turned out that the pads had worn down
to the point where a piston had jammed
in its cyl (which was also worn). New pads
got me going, but I suppose I'll need
a new caliper sooner or later. YMMV.
Sean_Q_
'99 FLHTCUI SE3
Posted by joe on May 9, 2007, 5:27 pm
> Just yesterday we hit 80 degrees here in Chicago and my wife and I
> were on our way home from work on my 99 Classic RK and all of the
> sudden after sitting in stop and go traffic for a few minutes the bike
> starts feeling sluggish like it's laboring through a taller gear or
> going up hill when we are on flat ground. My wife says she smells
> something burning and we pull over and I shut it off to let it cool
> off a few minutes. I get back on and try rolling it in nuetral and
> it's very hard to push so I check the front brake, it seems ok and
> then I step on the rear and it feels like it's stuck. So after a few
> minutes more of cool down I figure since we are two miles from home
> I'll limp it home and look at it in my garage. Well about a mile later
> a car stops in front of me and I apply both brakes and tthe rear pedal
> goes right to the floorboard. No rear brakes at all I luckily had
> given my self enough room to get it whoaed down just engine and front
> braking. Get it home and remove the bags and sure enough there's smoke
> coming off the rear brake caliper. Go eat dinner and come back after
> it's cool and the rear brake still feels like it's grabbing and the
> pedal is mush. Any ideas on where to start troubleshooting this one?
> Anyone ever experince something like this before? I'm inclined to open
> the master cylinder and check the brake fluid first and go from there.
> Thanks in advance for any opinions,
> RK-Warrior
As you read from Sean your pads were worn to far and the piston would not
return, replace the pads and you will be fine. It has no fault of the
caliper just the fact your pads were worn to far down.
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Posted by roach AH#123 on May 9, 2007, 6:10 pm
joe wrote:
>> Just yesterday we hit 80 degrees here in Chicago and my wife and I
>> were on our way home from work on my 99 Classic RK and all of the
>> sudden after sitting in stop and go traffic for a few minutes the
>> bike starts feeling sluggish like it's laboring through a taller
>> gear or going up hill when we are on flat ground. My wife says she
>> smells something burning and we pull over and I shut it off to let
>> it cool off a few minutes. I get back on and try rolling it in
>> nuetral and it's very hard to push so I check the front brake, it
>> seems ok and then I step on the rear and it feels like it's stuck.
>> So after a few minutes more of cool down I figure since we are two
>> miles from home I'll limp it home and look at it in my garage. Well
>> about a mile later a car stops in front of me and I apply both
>> brakes and tthe rear pedal goes right to the floorboard. No rear
>> brakes at all I luckily had given my self enough room to get it
>> whoaed down just engine and front braking. Get it home and remove
>> the bags and sure enough there's smoke coming off the rear brake
>> caliper. Go eat dinner and come back after it's cool and the rear
>> brake still feels like it's grabbing and the pedal is mush. Any
>> ideas on where to start troubleshooting this one? Anyone ever
>> experince something like this before? I'm inclined to open the
>> master cylinder and check the brake fluid first and go from there.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any opinions,
>> RK-Warrior
>>
> As you read from Sean your pads were worn to far and the piston would
> not return, replace the pads and you will be fine. It has no fault of
> the caliper just the fact your pads were worn to far down.
And you're absolutely sure of this?
Posted by joe on May 9, 2007, 8:43 pm
> joe wrote:
> >> Just yesterday we hit 80 degrees here in Chicago and my wife and I
> >> were on our way home from work on my 99 Classic RK and all of the
> >> sudden after sitting in stop and go traffic for a few minutes the
> >> bike starts feeling sluggish like it's laboring through a taller
> >> gear or going up hill when we are on flat ground. My wife says she
> >> smells something burning and we pull over and I shut it off to let
> >> it cool off a few minutes. I get back on and try rolling it in
> >> nuetral and it's very hard to push so I check the front brake, it
> >> seems ok and then I step on the rear and it feels like it's stuck.
> >> So after a few minutes more of cool down I figure since we are two
> >> miles from home I'll limp it home and look at it in my garage. Well
> >> about a mile later a car stops in front of me and I apply both
> >> brakes and tthe rear pedal goes right to the floorboard. No rear
> >> brakes at all I luckily had given my self enough room to get it
> >> whoaed down just engine and front braking. Get it home and remove
> >> the bags and sure enough there's smoke coming off the rear brake
> >> caliper. Go eat dinner and come back after it's cool and the rear
> >> brake still feels like it's grabbing and the pedal is mush. Any
> >> ideas on where to start troubleshooting this one? Anyone ever
> >> experince something like this before? I'm inclined to open the
> >> master cylinder and check the brake fluid first and go from there.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for any opinions,
> >> RK-Warrior
> >>
> > As you read from Sean your pads were worn to far and the piston would
> > not return, replace the pads and you will be fine. It has no fault of
> > the caliper just the fact your pads were worn to far down.
> And you're absolutely sure of this?
My follow up on my first post has not yet been posted. This fee tera news
server is a tad slow at times that is why my sig reads the way it does.
No I'm not 100% sure that is why I posted a follow up.
joe
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> were on our way home from work on my 99 Classic RK and all of the
> sudden after sitting in stop and go traffic for a few minutes the bike
> starts feeling sluggish like it's laboring through a taller gear or
> going up hill when we are on flat ground. My wife says she smells
> something burning and we pull over and I shut it off to let it cool
> off a few minutes. I get back on and try rolling it in nuetral and
> it's very hard to push so I check the front brake, it seems ok and
> then I step on the rear and it feels like it's stuck. So after a few
> minutes more of cool down I figure since we are two miles from home
> I'll limp it home and look at it in my garage. Well about a mile later
> a car stops in front of me and I apply both brakes and tthe rear pedal
> goes right to the floorboard. No rear brakes at all I luckily had
> given my self enough room to get it whoaed down just engine and front
> braking. Get it home and remove the bags and sure enough there's smoke
> coming off the rear brake caliper. Go eat dinner and come back after
> it's cool and the rear brake still feels like it's grabbing and the
> pedal is mush. Any ideas on where to start troubleshooting this one?
> Anyone ever experince something like this before? I'm inclined to open
> the master cylinder and check the brake fluid first and go from there.
> Thanks in advance for any opinions,
> RK-Warrior