Rotor and pads and bearings. Oh my!
Left rear brake disc (yes, rear disc) overheated last trip out to the point the brake fluid boiled and disc was smoking. Whether it was a sticking piston or internal kink in the final section of brak...
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ScottnSherrie wrote:I was able to get to mine with the doghouse removed and using a turkey baster lying across the eng. to remove the dirty fluid and replace with clean fluid. Also found it to be a one man job if you jack up the front end and gravity bleed starting at the farthest bleeder and going to the closest. When you see clear fluid coming out you know it is time to close the bleeder.
My brakes look a lot like ones of the pics in the eBay post you linked to.
I think I have settled on replacing all hoses (front and rear), replacing the caliper that overheated and deglazing the pads from the left rear. I know pads aren't crazy expensive but they have tons of material left.
The one part of this job that I am not looking forward to is bleeding the brakes. The reservoir is in a crazy place. The only way to get to it is to crawl under the beast and sit on the ground between the left front tire and the frame. Thank goodness I'm still a skinny guy.
