Rear Master Cylinder/Caliper Help

Particle Man · 12-14-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rogue

It's not working and I'm tired of fucking with it.

The rear brake just completely stopped working all of a sudden. I put another master cylinder on it and have bled the brakes and the rear brake still isn't working. I've noticed the piston in the caliper isn't moving, so maybe it's the rear caliper?

I've been told it could still very be the master cylinder, it could be that we (me and two friends) didn't get all the air out of the line even though we bled the rear brake all day and then some after putting another master cylinder on it.

I'm not mechanically inclined...I'm frustrated with it as it is. I know I can do more troubleshooting...I know I can get a rebuild kit for the caliper to save money, but that is moot at this point. I don't feel like fucking with all that anymore and just want a working rear brake.

make very sure that there is zero moisture in the brake fluid. My rear brake stopped working and I kept scratching my head trying to figure out what was going on... apparently in the short amount of time I had the brake fluid open it had absorbed moisture and effed it up.

HRCNICK11 · 12-14-2008, 09:59 PM

Could you explain how your bleeding it I have found many people think they know how to bleed brakes until they try it and then find out they don't.

Brakes are really very simple.

If you push the brake lever down does it move? If it moves does it go all the way down very easy.

rogue · 12-14-2008, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by HRCNICK11

Could you explain how your bleeding it I have found many people think they know how to bleed brakes until they try it and then find out they don't.

Brakes are really very simple.

If you push the brake lever down does it move? If it moves does it go all the way down very easy.

It wasn't me that actually bled them...two of my friends did who've bled their brakes before without issue....

Trip · 12-14-2008, 10:47 PM

Totally not the thread I thought it would be from the homepage.

It shows up as "Rear Master..." on the hompage.

rogue · 12-15-2008, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Totally not the thread I thought it would be from the homepage.

It shows up as "Rear Master..." on the hompage.

You ain't right, Trip, but you're alright

SteveP · 12-16-2008, 03:08 AM

The 08 SV is ABS so be sure to verify that they interchange. I doubt it though.

rogue · 12-16-2008, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveP

The 08 SV is ABS so be sure to verify that they interchange. I doubt it though.

Ohhh....I forgot about that! Thanks for the reminder!

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12-14-2008, 09:59 PM	#2
HRCNICK11 Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 429	Could you explain how your bleeding it I have found many people think they know how to bleed brakes until they try it and then find out they don't. Brakes are really very simple. If you push the brake lever down does it move? If it moves does it go all the way down very easy.

12-16-2008, 03:08 AM	#6
SteveP Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pensacola, FL Moto: The v-twin trifecta Posts: 437	The 08 SV is ABS so be sure to verify that they interchange. I doubt it though.