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nkaminar · 05-21-2025, 05:51 AM

First, find the cause, as Larry wrote about above. Then straighten the rod. The bend will act as a spring in the system and cause the brakes to be spongy.

larrys40 · 05-21-2025, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

First, find the cause, as Larry wrote about above. Then straighten the rod. The bend will act as a spring in the system and cause the brakes to be spongy.

Thanks nkaminar , the brakes can actually get Stuck on . I’ve had Thai happen with guya on tour and they hit a big bump and then their brakes get stuck on . I’ve removed rhe rod, straighten in a curb bumper with a hammer and reinstall and torque and Cant outward the brake rod return springs to push the rods outward …. Problem solved ! Except if you have later shocks as I stated it will happen again . Thanks nk!
Larry

05-21-2025, 05:51 AM	#1
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,855	Re: Bent brake rod First, find the cause, as Larry wrote about above. Then straighten the rod. The bend will act as a spring in the system and cause the brakes to be spongy. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

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