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eahheretik
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Hi,
First off, thanks to everyone who helped me resolve my earlier issue where I had accidentally squeezed the front brake lever while the wheel was removed(to change the tube) and found my brake pads stuck together so that I could not reinstall the wheel/brake disc(rotor?). This issue has been resolved. Now, on to the current problem:
I have a Suzuki DR200SEV dual sport "enduro" bike. The piston on my front brake caliper recently got stuck and I had to disassemble the caliper, force the piston back, and reinstall the brake pads. Now, unfortunately, the front brake doesn't want to work at all. Here's some details:
- Master cylinder seems to be fine. If I disconnect the brake line and pump the brakes, fluid comes out of the end of the hose.
- When I attempt to bleed the brakes, I can't get any brake fluid to come out of the bleeder valve on the caliper
- After disassembling the front caliper, I soaked the bleeder valve in gasoline to remove any sediment. It appeared to have some sort of black sludge in the end, which I proceeded to clean out: Was this some sort of important piece of rubber that I accidentally destroyed by putting the valve in gasoline? Is this why I can't get my brakes to pressurizing?
Please help. I'm hoping this is some sort of stupid mistake on my part and that I didn't destroy the bleeder valve....
- eahheretik
First off, thanks to everyone who helped me resolve my earlier issue where I had accidentally squeezed the front brake lever while the wheel was removed(to change the tube) and found my brake pads stuck together so that I could not reinstall the wheel/brake disc(rotor?). This issue has been resolved. Now, on to the current problem:
I have a Suzuki DR200SEV dual sport "enduro" bike. The piston on my front brake caliper recently got stuck and I had to disassemble the caliper, force the piston back, and reinstall the brake pads. Now, unfortunately, the front brake doesn't want to work at all. Here's some details:
- Master cylinder seems to be fine. If I disconnect the brake line and pump the brakes, fluid comes out of the end of the hose.
- When I attempt to bleed the brakes, I can't get any brake fluid to come out of the bleeder valve on the caliper
- After disassembling the front caliper, I soaked the bleeder valve in gasoline to remove any sediment. It appeared to have some sort of black sludge in the end, which I proceeded to clean out: Was this some sort of important piece of rubber that I accidentally destroyed by putting the valve in gasoline? Is this why I can't get my brakes to pressurizing?
Please help. I'm hoping this is some sort of stupid mistake on my part and that I didn't destroy the bleeder valve....
- eahheretik