Re: [St] ST brakes

["Dan Wallander" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, that works well.

Triumph recommends the seals in the brakes be changed and the system 
completely bled every four years.


Dan Wallander
Rio Rancho, NM  87124


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "marc Ve" <daytona955.marc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "st" <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:39 AM
Subject: [St] ST brakes


> Hi all,
>
> A mate recently bought an sweet 05 ST1050 (non ABS), with low mielage but 
> it
> had soggy front brakes.
>
> He sent it in for the 15 000 km service but the bike has come back with 
> the
> brakes not much better.
>
> I want to offer to sort his out the same way I sorted mine on the Daytona.
>
> On my Daytona the cure was to clean the pistons, then force them 
> completely
> open with a piece of wood and completeley bleed the system with the 
> pistons
> open. First bleed the right caliper then the left. That way any air in the
> calipers will be flushed out.
>
> Is the process on the ST the same?
>
>
> thanks
>
>
> Marc
> 
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