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leemole
06-01-08, 05:58 PM
my bike has become harder to push around over the past few days and i think one of the brakes is stuck on a little but still perfectly ridable. Is this a simple problem to fix ?:smt075

Wideboy
06-01-08, 06:14 PM
mine aswell, I think the callipers are all gunked up and need a clean thats why they're not releasing making it harder to push, but only one of mine is doing it

Bear
06-01-08, 07:15 PM
Sounds like you have a caliper binding. Do a search with that as the title and I'm sure you'll find stuff. As far as I know it's pretty much a case of stripping and lubing the pistons, but do a search first as I'm not 100%.

dirtydog
06-01-08, 07:26 PM
you might be able to get away with just giving them a clean, take the calipers off pump the pistons out a little bit and clean them with some brake cleaner then smear some red rubber grease round the pistons and push them back in
If your not lucky you may need to replace the seals

petevtwin650
06-01-08, 07:29 PM
If it's a curvy I'd check out the rear caliper first. Just detach and support it, then try pushing the bike.