Tue, 10 Feb 1998 15:51:24 -0000 - Message No. 2134
From: "Seaton, Andy"

Subject: RE: Problem with the frontbrake


Hi,

I would understand it if you had a Yamaha. They are well known for their
rubbish brakes. They are always seizing and having to be stripped and
cleaned. Very rare on a Honda though as there build quality is normally
much better. How old is your @...



> ----------
> From: 	Dvlle[SMTP:doelle@cww.de]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, February 10, 1998 2:43 PM
> To: 	XRV
> Subject: 	(XRV) Problem with the frontbrake
> 
> Hi folks !
> I just have a question to you.
> 
> Yesterday I got my @ back from my dealers garage. Because of defect
> frontbrakes I  had to pay a bill of 500 DEM to get rid of my problem.
> The problem was that the brake-pistons which let the brakepads bite
> the
> brakedisks did not want to move back into the brake-saddle. This
> depends
> on the dirtcrust around the pistons which do not let the pistons slide
> past the gaskets into the saddle. That causes permanent  heat up of
> the
> breakdisks and hopeless tries of pushing the @ by hand. So I ordered
> my
> garage to clean the brake-pistons and change the gaskets in the
> brakesaddle.
> My dealer said this is a strange problem which does not happen very
> often.
> So now I want to know if I am the only one to whom that shit happened
> ?
> Please tell me, until then
> 
> Ingo Döring
> 
> 
> 

dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de