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Sometimes it is really great to have a garage full of various tools. It turned out that one of the brake hoses that PECO worked on for me did not function correctly. Upon examination of the hose, I noticed that one of the connectors was cracked from over tightening. PECO was really good about replacing the fittings on both hoses at no charge, again, while I waited. On the weekend, I put the hoses on the bike and still no brakes on the RH side.
I removed the caliper to inspect and it looked fine. Then I blew compressed air through the hose and it seemed kind of congested. I removed the screw-on fitting connecting the flange (attached to the hose). I then tried to run compressed air through the hose. Much better! Next step was to try blowing the blockage out of the fitting. No luck.
I reached for the bailing wire. Too thick. On to the utility wire: right thickness, but too soft to push the blockage through. By this point I was pretty sure that I had found the source of the problem. The smallest drill bit in the box fit the fitting. Putting the drill on the slowest setting, I reamed the fitting. A substance resembling wax emerged through the other end and coated the drill bit. After passing the bit through several times and collecting as much wax as I could, I sprayed WD-40 in the passage and blew everything out with compressed air. Nice having a compressor around when you need one!
End result: Brakes bled successfully! Now I am ready to take the F1 for an inaugural spin up in the mountains!
Posted by Underblog at March 23, 2009 6:24 AM
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