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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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97 scrambler 500
the brakes feel like they are almost always engaged, making it hard to spin the front tires and hard to put on the rear brake caliper. just wanted to know if theres any info about these brakes and why they would be compressing soo much as they are doing
 
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 04:05 PM
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Check that the pads aren't worn down so far that the caliper piston is sticking causing the problem. Plus changing the fluid and bleeding the system might help. Break open the bleed screw first on the front wheel and see if the pressure releases. Plus you could have a sticking piston in the master cylinder itself. Have had to replace those also. Look here on you model under master cylinder and #5 piston kit. Browse OPT
 
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