Sportsman Rear Brakes
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Sportsman Rear Brakes
I am having trouble with my rear brakes. I have a 96 sportsman 400 and I am in the process of doing some long overdue maintenance. I rebuilt the whole front end, with no problems brakes and all. Now I am doing the back and I changed the rear brakes. They are on the center sprocket. Once I changed then I can have the adjustment screw all the way out and when I first ride they are free and when i go for a little while they are rubbing to the point that I have bad brake fade where the front brakes will not even work. I am out of ideas how to fix this besides take the pads back off and sand them down to make them thinner. I am sure they are the right pads same part number but I can not get them on without them rubbing. I compress the piston the whole way followed everything by the book, with the same result. any help on this I would appreciate. I am actually debating on just taking the pads off and using the front. The rear always need adjustment from my experience anyhow.
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Quad Patrol
Don't let the hp numbers fool you. Its all in how you get it to the ground. Clutching clutching clutching!
Don't let the hp numbers fool you. Its all in how you get it to the ground. Clutching clutching clutching!
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Make sure the foot activated part of the rear brake which is mechanical is adjusted right and not siezed. There should be a fair amount of foot pedal travel on the mechanical side before it applies. Also it can get rusty and not work well.
Move the caliper piston in and out to free it up, maybe bleed it real good to get fresh fluid down there. May have to rebuild it with new orings and scotch brite the piston bores.
Move the caliper piston in and out to free it up, maybe bleed it real good to get fresh fluid down there. May have to rebuild it with new orings and scotch brite the piston bores.
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