Weak disc brakes

grazo22

I bought a GT avalanche 2.0 about 2 months ago. It has tektro hydraulic comp. brakes and after bedding in they were actually really good. However recently the pads seemed to have moved out and you really have to squeeze the lever before they make contact,even when they do they're not very strong. I'm looking into getting new brake pads.

Cheers

Papa Smurf

grazo22 wrote:

I bought a GT avalanche 2.0 about 2 months ago. It has tektro hydraulic comp. brakes and after bedding in they were actually really good. However recently the pads seemed to have moved out and you really have to squeeze the lever before they make contact,even when they do they're not very strong. I'm looking into getting new brake pads.

Cheers

I take it you've tried tightening the cables?

BlackSpur

Thy are Hydro brakes - no cables involved. Have you tried bleeding them?

Marjory Stewart BAxtor

sounds like the whole bike is a write off.

sorry mate

RussAlf

Your pistons may be sticking. Try removing the pads and pulling on the lever to see if the pistons move, be carefull not to move them out to far or your risk the whole piston coming out of the caliper. If you do get the pistons to move, push them back in fully and do the process again to try and loosen them up.

You could possibly have air in the system, how have you been storing the bike? have you noticed any fluid leak out? May well need to bleed the system.

Also sounds like you may have contaminated the pads with oil or something, even when squeezing really hard with a contaminated pad your struggle to get the brake to lock.

heez29

Marjory Stewart BAxtor wrote:

sounds like the whole bike is a write off.

sorry mate

what?

you'll have to bleed the brake, happens to my mates quite a lot but he just does it when he works :P

abbots_mike

Marjory Stewart BAxtor wrote:

sounds like the whole bike is a write off.

sorry mate

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