nhlkats
New member
Decided to start prepping the bike for riding season after over 100" of snow this winter.
Bleeding the brakes (single disc front with under-the-tank frame-mounted master cylinder). For some reason, the brake lever remains soft, no resistance. Also, it feels like the front brake is on, b/c the front wheel does not spin freely, even though the brake lever is not pulled in. Known minor master brake cylinder leak.
Upon closer examination, pulling the brake lever in does not move the brake pads. They are frozen stuck, onto the rotor. That would explain the lack of free spinning front wheel.
What am I most likely dealing with here? I searched the forums for keywords "frozen", "brake", "stuck", "caliper" in several combinations and yielded unrelated results.
A push in the right direction would be obliged.
Thank you.
Bleeding the brakes (single disc front with under-the-tank frame-mounted master cylinder). For some reason, the brake lever remains soft, no resistance. Also, it feels like the front brake is on, b/c the front wheel does not spin freely, even though the brake lever is not pulled in. Known minor master brake cylinder leak.
Upon closer examination, pulling the brake lever in does not move the brake pads. They are frozen stuck, onto the rotor. That would explain the lack of free spinning front wheel.
What am I most likely dealing with here? I searched the forums for keywords "frozen", "brake", "stuck", "caliper" in several combinations and yielded unrelated results.
A push in the right direction would be obliged.
Thank you.