durty3
2004 Yamaha FZ6
Hi All,
It has been a busy week on my bike--new tires front and back, cleaned the calipers (did NOT replace caliper seals) and bled the brakes.
I went with the Bridgestone BT-023 tires and am very excited to see how they feel. I cleaned the front calipers, pads and rotors are in good shape and bled the lines, feels great!
I aligned the rear wheel, chain slack is good and cleaned the rear caliper along with a bleed of the system.
QUESTION: now my rear brake pedal goes super low and feels soft. I don't think there is any air in the brake system and everything looks aligned properly. In the attached pictures you can see how far out the piston is, not sure why, as it retracted pretty easily for assembly. In the linked videos you can see how low the pedal goes as well as how much the caliper seems to deflect/move upon brake actuation.
I did not touch any of the adjustment points on the pedal or master cylinder, not sure what would cause this now after reassembly.
Video links:
https://youtu.be/Jq7I-NVvnJU
https://youtu.be/MFi8URBdFuk
Thanks for any input!
It has been a busy week on my bike--new tires front and back, cleaned the calipers (did NOT replace caliper seals) and bled the brakes.
I went with the Bridgestone BT-023 tires and am very excited to see how they feel. I cleaned the front calipers, pads and rotors are in good shape and bled the lines, feels great!
I aligned the rear wheel, chain slack is good and cleaned the rear caliper along with a bleed of the system.
QUESTION: now my rear brake pedal goes super low and feels soft. I don't think there is any air in the brake system and everything looks aligned properly. In the attached pictures you can see how far out the piston is, not sure why, as it retracted pretty easily for assembly. In the linked videos you can see how low the pedal goes as well as how much the caliper seems to deflect/move upon brake actuation.
I did not touch any of the adjustment points on the pedal or master cylinder, not sure what would cause this now after reassembly.
Video links:
https://youtu.be/Jq7I-NVvnJU
https://youtu.be/MFi8URBdFuk
Thanks for any input!