In a message dated 5/29/01 10:13:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Well, I have to ask, so if this is required maintenance then why do Yamaha
dealers not replace the brake lines as required maintenance every two years
if they are the only ones that service your bike? >>>>>>>>
ANSWER? E-X-P-E-N-S-E!!!!!! Customers will not pay for them, by far and away
on the whole. Yes, there are a few out there that would, but from experience,
the shops know the probability of getting a customer to pony up big bucks for
replacing something that seems to be just fine is small.
<<<<<<<Also if you had the ABS HU replaced under warranty or Y.E.S. plan, why
weren't new brake lines required then? >>>>>>
ANSWER: Two reasons. First, as you previously stated, brake line replacement
is a maintanence item. Warranty covers DEFECTS in materials and
manufacturing. Normal wear and tear items are not warrantable because of
wear. In the case of brake lines, the "wear" manifests itself as fatigue or
deterioration from ozone or UV rays or many other factors that the
manufacturer has no control over. That becomes an application problem or
environmental issue. It would be similar to a person that lives next to the
ocean having to wash his bike much more frequently to minimize corrosion. It
makes it the owner's responsibility.
Second, there was no defect in the lines causing the ABS not to function. It
was not mechanically necessary to replace the lines to facilitate proper
operation of the ABS. There is a shared responsibility between the
customer/owner of the bike and the servicing dealer as the expert. Both
should know the suggested replacement intervals of brake lines and make the
other party aware it is time for replacement.
<<<<<<>>>>>
NO
<<<<<If like most shops I've experienced, if you don't have a problem, they
just do the basics and unless you specify it, that probably doesn't mean
replace the brake lines even though the service manual calls for it. Best
advise is bleed the brakes and change out the fluid every 6 months or more,
even if you get new brake lines. Also make sure to run the ABS test as part
of the flushing the brake line procedure.
Bob B. >>
RSRBOB
