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[ST] For Brakes as Hard as Abs



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Bill,

Try this trick that my dealer's mechanic showed me.  Tie the front brake lever back with a nylon tie to similar thing.   Put moderate pressure on the lever.  Leave it on overnight, then cut it off in the morning.  You should find the brake travel is minimal, and they will feel hard rather than mushy.

I am not sure why this trick works, but it does.  My guess is the seal on the caliper pistons does not advance in the piston bores as freely as it should - this long term pressure forces the edge of the seal to advance, thus pulling the pistons into close contact with the pads/rotors, and minimizing free play.  Try it anyway, and let us know how it goes.

Rick Hartwick
900 Trophy, and no more shoulder pains

PS

I am forwarding this to the Trophy group as well, since there have been several posts on this same problem there.

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> Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 14:58:38 -0500
> From: "William Sanders" <tuckersdad@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ST] Brake Lines
> ....
>   The brakes on my ST work well, but there is a fair amount of lever travel,
> and the lever feels a bit mushy. They've never been serviced for any reason,
> and have been like this since day one. I just assumed the difference was the
> lines, but now I'm not sure.The brakes on the MZ are two pot, single rotor
> Grimeca's, so the advantage here would seem to go to the ST. I'm not due for
> dealer servicing until the fall, and they're a hundred miles at that, so I'd
> prefer to resolve this at home if possible. Maybe there is nothing wrong
> with my ST's brakes, and I'm just spoiled with the MZ brakes. Does my
> description of the feel of my ST's brakes seem familiar to your experiences?
>
> Thanks again for any responses, Bill
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