Klurejr
Wizard
Over the last year I noticed my rear brake was becoming "soft". what I mean by that is I had to push the brake pedal all the way down for full engagement. I thought maybe I needed to flush the fluid out, so I did that.
I am pretty sure I bled all the air our of the bleed nipples, but the end result was worse than before.
A friend thinks I needed to pump the brake pedal 10 times until a lot of pressure builds, hold and then bleed the valve to ensure all the air is out, but no amount of pumping will make the pedal extra hard.
This past weekend I adjusted the engagement on the pedal. I moved the engagement screw about 1 centimeter. Now the pedal engages like it should, I can lock the brakes up under load and it does not push all the way to the floor.
HOWEVER, the brake lever is now higher than I like and I have to really lift my toes to get onto the lever.
I don't feel like my solution is the correct one. What could I be missing? There are no fluid leaks I can find and if there was still air in the lines I don't think my "fix" would have worked.
THoughts?
I am pretty sure I bled all the air our of the bleed nipples, but the end result was worse than before.
A friend thinks I needed to pump the brake pedal 10 times until a lot of pressure builds, hold and then bleed the valve to ensure all the air is out, but no amount of pumping will make the pedal extra hard.
This past weekend I adjusted the engagement on the pedal. I moved the engagement screw about 1 centimeter. Now the pedal engages like it should, I can lock the brakes up under load and it does not push all the way to the floor.
HOWEVER, the brake lever is now higher than I like and I have to really lift my toes to get onto the lever.
I don't feel like my solution is the correct one. What could I be missing? There are no fluid leaks I can find and if there was still air in the lines I don't think my "fix" would have worked.
THoughts?