Joined Feb 2003
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Escondido, Ca. USA
While replacing all the brake pads and fluid on my 2005 FE450 a few days ago I discovered that the rear brake cylinder does not line up very good with the rear brake pedal pressure rod / plunger. The rear brake pedal would hang up and click the first few millimeters of downward movement. I drilled and slotted the two screw holes that bolt the cylinder to the frame. Positioned the angle to nearly vertical and now it works perfectly. I hate to slot things to make them fit but I think it will hold fine. I wonder if others have had this issue? Could it be that the frame has settled in and some of the dimensions have changed a bit? I don't recall this glitch when the bike was newer.
I purchased a Mityvac and it worked pretty good to suck out all of that old nasty brake fluid. I can't recall when my brakes have worked so well.
http://www.mityvac.com/
I purchased a Mityvac and it worked pretty good to suck out all of that old nasty brake fluid. I can't recall when my brakes have worked so well.
http://www.mityvac.com/
