Brake pads should be loosely resting against the rotors, not binding them but you might hear that they are slightly resting against the rotor. Any binding, you need to remove the calipers and pistons and clean them out. Each caliper has two pistons, two rubber O rings per caliper. If there’s binding, a thorough cleaning should suffice. The test is does the front wheel spin freely when lifted off the ground? If so, you’re good. However what was the brake fluid like before you replaced the sight glass? Was it dirty, grungy, etc. if it wasn’t pretty much clear with no crystallization, etc, then assume the calipers and pistons are in the same state. If so, clean the them
On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 1:01 PM Jenya Spektor <[email protected]> wrote: > So i had to replace the sight glass - my old one had just disintegrated > (which I did and did well at that). I bled the brakes as per the shop > manual. > The thing is, NOW the front wheel is a bit sticky - almost feels like the > break pads really have no gap between the pads and the disk. > Is there anything else I need to do to ensure that the front breaks are > sound? > Please let me know. > > Here is what I did. > 1. Opened the MC and drained most of the break fluid (leaving a bit on the > bottom). > 2. Replaced the sight glass, made sure there are no leaks. > 3. Bled the breaks on both sides (I have a 1983 NH 650 with dual disk > breaks in front). > 4. Made sure that the level is firm and when squeezed feels the same way > on each squeeze/application of the breaks. > > Just want to make sure it done right and the breaks will work as intended. > Thank you all, > jenya > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
