Got a major problem with the ZX10 brakes, and cant crack it.
The ZX10 has well known spongy brakes but over the last few months the lever became really solid, and braking performance became rubbish.
I stripped down at the weekend and as I suspected 4 out of 8 pads had welded themselves to the caliper bodys with crud from winter riding.
I cleaned it all up, freed up all the pistons by pumping them one by one (and lost a few dust deals in the process DOH)
After putting all back together the lever now comes right back to bar, with braking only starting in the last inch of travel. I bled through the system with new DOT4 using a one way valve bleeder, then clamped the lever overnight.... still nothing.
Any ideas ?, I don't think it's the lines or the master cylinder as with seized pads / pistons the lever was rock hard.
Maybe some air is somewhere still in there or the one way valve bleeder thing is duff and I need to try the manual method.
Arghhhhh
The ZX10 has well known spongy brakes but over the last few months the lever became really solid, and braking performance became rubbish.
I stripped down at the weekend and as I suspected 4 out of 8 pads had welded themselves to the caliper bodys with crud from winter riding.
I cleaned it all up, freed up all the pistons by pumping them one by one (and lost a few dust deals in the process DOH)
After putting all back together the lever now comes right back to bar, with braking only starting in the last inch of travel. I bled through the system with new DOT4 using a one way valve bleeder, then clamped the lever overnight.... still nothing.
Any ideas ?, I don't think it's the lines or the master cylinder as with seized pads / pistons the lever was rock hard.
Maybe some air is somewhere still in there or the one way valve bleeder thing is duff and I need to try the manual method.
Arghhhhh