Loss of braking power (Avid juicy three)
saracen blitz chris
Posts: 106
Hello there!
On my ride to work this morning i realised that my rear brake had nxt to no power. With the back brake fully on i can still push the bike along.
so once home i took the pads out but theres pleanty of life left and cleaned them but yet they still do not work.
The brake is only a couple of months old too!
What could the problem be and how could i fix it?
I really appreciate any suggestions on the matter.
Many thanks.
On my ride to work this morning i realised that my rear brake had nxt to no power. With the back brake fully on i can still push the bike along.
so once home i took the pads out but theres pleanty of life left and cleaned them but yet they still do not work.
The brake is only a couple of months old too!
What could the problem be and how could i fix it?
I really appreciate any suggestions on the matter.
Many thanks.
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Oh sorry i have just realised i have probably posted this in the wrong bit!!!
sorry to anyone to whom this may annoy.
its been a long day......0 -
what is the lever like? hard? spongy? hardly moves? moves to the bar?"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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loose floppy or loose spongy
If the lever is floppy then check its still attached to the bike
If its spongy then you would appear to have a fluid problem. Here's some instructions on changing the fluid http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=141 which is worth doing, but at the same time check that the bleed nipple was done up, that there are no kinks or leaks in the hoses, etc
hth
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