| 40 year old Brake hoses [message #281316] |
Thu, 02 July 2015 14:58  |
tphipps
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Spanish Fort, AL
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Just for fun, if you still have the original OEM 40 year old brake hoses, consider spending the few dollars and a little time to replace them. My tale of woe follows.
At Bean Station, I arrived with the red brake light on. (P.O. had disconnected the lead to the proportionate valve to turn the light off.) I reconnected it. Simple solution was to release the brake bleeder valve on the passenger side. The light went out, and I and the CFO were happy.
Drove home, no problems. Left later for a small rally in Alabama. Did not make it. The complete passenger side knuckle/hub, front wheel bearing,brake caliper and rotor had a catastrophic failure.
Final analysis of the damage, the brake hose (OEM) had collapsed internally enough to allow for braking action, but did not relieve the pressure on the caliper completely. Eventually, the brake pad wore down, metal to metal created a lot of heat, destroyed knuckle/hub, etc. Because this was so gradual, I did not notice any problems.
Check those hoses, cheap enough to replace.
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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