Don't Crash: How to know if your brakes are about to fail (brake symptom diagnosis)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- When your brakes aren't working right, they will talk to you - by giving you symptoms. You can tell a lot about what's going on with your brakes by listening to it! We go through various symptoms of brake system misbehavior, talk about what can cause each of them, and how to fix it!
Also mentioned is our intro to Brakes video: • Brakes: You think you ...
In this video:
0:15 Update on Throttle
1:38 Introduction
2:37 No Pressure, no brakes
4:53 Spongy brakes
8:13 Need multiple pumps to get pressure
12:46 Brake lever firm, but sinks when held
14:25 Brake lever solid, no brakes
16:42 Squealing/Grinding
19:40 Vibration
24:50 Dragging
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Excellent video, Scott. I've been doing my own mechanic work for more than 50 years, and thought I knew everything I needed to know about brakes. Wrong! I learned things from your video, so thank you for your expertise and the informative, easy to understand way you explained everything. Keep up the good work!
Great stuff, Scott! I'm new to the Wing world, so I am soaking up all I can about these big girls. I'm not new to wrenching (been doing that for pert near 45 years), but I'm new to Wings. I had a Suzuki Boulevard C90T prior to this. Did most of the work myself on that one. I like to baseline all new vehicles, so I may just buy all new pads and rotors for a fresh start, as it were. Next up will be to bleed the system. I'll be doing new pads tomorrow, so that's going to be the time to bleed the system as well.
Really enjoy your videos. Keep them coming.
Great material --- thanks. I have an 82 CBX am currently working. Feel confident now about solving my brake issue.
Very informative video.
Thank you Scott I always appreciate the videos you provide , I have a '99 1500 SE and I want it to last till I can't ride anymore .🏍
Thanks Scott for the great info. You mentioned a symptom that my GL1200 has which I now with this new info will address.
Figured "...what can Scott teach me about brakes I don't already know?" Answer: opening bleed nipple before refluxing old nasty fluid retrograde up into reservoir during pad replacement. Sweet. Prevents spilling out over the top, too.
We had the left hand front calliper on our Jeep lock and hold the rotor. We got a severe shudder in the steering wheel. I stopped and the rotor was bright red and smoking, nearly caught fir. The next day I took it to the brake place and they actually showed how warped the rotor was.
Great information. Very much appreciated.! 👍
great video as usual, thank you! btw the throttle grip loose is also my problem..
That plate that I showed is not available as a separate part - you might be able to pull that grip apart (two screws hold the top and bottom half together and clamp it around the bar) and maybe use some self-vulcanizing tape around the handlebar to lock it into place. I've used that trick before and it worked well.
www.amazon.com/X-Treme-Tape-TPE-X36ZLB-Silicone-Triangular/dp/B00HWROLIG/ref=sr_1_5?tag=goldwingdocs-20
@@GoldwingDocs Thanks a lot!
You should do a starter switch replacement
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Thanks Scott, another great video. I was curious about your thoughts on Speed Bleeders and if you have them. I put them on my 1500 right about 20 years ago and they are awesome. Now every year or two I buy a big fresh can of brake fluid and flush out every drop. My brake system certainly thanks me. Fluid is always crystal clear and the hydraulics perform perfectly. At least so far, (2000SE) I have yet to do any maintenance on the brake systems except changing pads. Speed bleeders just make flushing the hydraulic fluid SO easy. I totally recommend. (Clutch too).
They work great, with one caveat: if the threads on your bleed nipples don't seal well, you can inadvertently suck air into the system when you release the brake/clutch lever.
Good info!
Another excellent video!
Thanks for the good information's.
Just an observation - I've watched two videos you prepared on brakes... in both, you discussed front brakes. In neither video, did you mention back brakes. Thanks for the content...
I'm talking about brakes in general, but I'm referring to the front ones in the video simply because they're easier to see. However the rear brakes work exactly the same way, and everything I say applies to both.
That said, the front brakes are much larger, and are responsible for 80% of your stopping power!
@@GoldwingDocs I get it and please don't take it the wrong way. I assumed everything is the same front and back but since working on a motorcycle is new to me, I had to ask. My pedal is soft on my back brakes (guessing I have air in the line). One other thing if you have a second... I just bought this bike. I use to ride everyday rain or shine 25 years ago. Riding it home, I was a little tense because the bike is heavy. But, the thing that got my attention the most was the wind gusts were literally moving me 6" - 12" in the lane. I noticed the air pressure might be a little low in the back tire but am considering all possibilities.
hello Doe my name is Jack from Yarra Junction victoria Australia. I've recently bought a 96 goldwing 1500 and I have a few questions, front brake light and park light is not working, and hazard lights aren't coming on, are they all linked to the same fuse or relay. I have one fuse with no power at all to it, could that possibly be the cause, and why wouldn't it have power at all? Thanks, hope to hear from you
If you change the brake fluid on the front and the rear at the same time and there is air anywhere in the brake line, does that make the ABS light come on on a 2003 Goldwing 1800? And could the air lift in the system cause vibrations in the steering because of the Anti-Dive device? Please help
You forgot to discuss old brake fluid that has moisture in it. The moisture turns into steam that causes spongy brakes when heated in the caliper.
Good one. If you lose your brakes when they heat up, this is usually the cause. That said, it's covered pretty much by the "no pressure, no brakes" one at the very beginning: caused by compressible steam (or air), fixed by bleeding the brakes.
hello Docs...I'm from Indonesia, my goldwing often dies while riding, the spark plugs often die 2 and my clutch handle releases slowly there is always a jolt... guess what the problem is. thx before
Definitely post this question on the forum - we can help! goldwingdocs.com/forum
Where did you get your stainless steel brake lines?
They are custom HEL brake lines, that I got from one of our members: goldwingdocs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11422