Re: [St] Boiled rear brake!

["marc de vries" <marc.de_vries@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Had this with my 99 ST years ago. It was early in the morning and the disk 
was glowing red.
Never found out wat the problem was. Just put in new pads and the problem 
was solved.
Never had it again since then.

Marc.
Antwerp, Belgium

Sprint ST 99
Sprint ST 01
and lot of other bikes


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eoin Kirwan" <eoinkirwan@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 2:47 AM
Subject: [St] Boiled rear brake!


>
> Halfway home on my commute the other day, the rear brake seized, boiled,
> smoked... and was leaking out fluid big time.
>
> Stripped it down today. The brake line coating (black plastic) had melted
> where it meets the caliper union. There was some serious heat!
>
> But on popping out the pistons, they are totally unmarked, the seals even 
> look
> undamaged and hold compressed air well. The bores look perfect. Even the 
> disc
> looks ok. Only detectable fault in the system is the leak in the hose. 
> Even
> the pads, which were obviously way overheated, look serviceable.
>
> I will replace the hose, banjo  bolts, banjo bolt washers, seals, and 
> pads.
>
> Just wondering if anyone had had a similar problem and what the cause was.
> Can't really find a cause for this one.
>
> Eoin
> Dublin, Ireland
>
> '04 ST955i
>
>
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