my rear brake keeps locking up

ADJD
ADJD Posts: 47
edited May 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
i recently changed the brake fluid on my Avid juicy 3s and twice now my rear brake has slowly seized up. i didnt use the bike for a few weeks after doing the brakes and i noticed the brakes getting stiffer and when i did get the bike out i coud barely move the wheel. i re-bled thee system and it was ok for a while but now i am stuck again!!!!!!!I did follow the instructions CAREFULLY both times..... :?
Orange G3

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    you did push the pistons fully home before bleeding and kept them pushed home during the bleed?

    and you did use the correct fluid?

    if they are locking on it sounds like too much fluid in the system.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • ADJD
    ADJD Posts: 47
    I'm pretty sure i did what it said in the instr... If there was too much fluid wouldnt that lock up straght away? could the lack of use affect things..... could it be to do with the self adjusting "bits"?
    Orange G3
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    the self adjusting bits are just the seals.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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