i have an 02 yamaha blaster which means i have mechanical drum
my back brakes dont work at all and i think i know why (brake pads are shot)
but today i was going down the road and i pulled my brake in and i heard something snapped
i got into the bush and looked and i didnt see anything
so i pulled my front brake lever in and both cables pulled like they are supposed to
my left front tire stops on a dime and skids and throws me around
the right front tire keeps moving and doesnt stop but the cable squeezes together like supposed to
does this mean i need a new brake pads in the front?
please help
thanks

 

Not to burst your bubble but the pre 03 blaster brakes are garbage. If you plan on keeping the quad DEFINITELY look into the hydraulic brake upgrade for at least the front but preferably the rear as well.

You can keep replacing cables and levers and pads and calipers but they are going to continue to give you problems until you upgrade to hydraulic

 

ya i know that ahah, its just im still in highschool and i dont get a job
until the summer,
but do you know what the problem is, like a caliper or just a pad
and the racing store across town can do it for me they said its just the fact of getting the money

 

Its a poor caliper design. Im suprised they havnt had a major lawsuit filed yet.

You gotta just keep replacing the calipers.

Another option is buying banshee spindles hubs rotors calipers lines and master cylinder.

 

yea to bad trenga racing basically went out of business they had some nice stuff for the blasters, alot of brake upgrades.

 

well thanks for the help alot
but today i was out working on it and i noticed the clamp the brake line is held in near the hub was cracked
even tho it is aluminum i didnt think it would crack but i was wrong
i got a hole new hub and all and all i gotta do is switch it over and it should be running again
thanks a bunch again
if i have any more problems ill repost

 

Np man, anything we can do.

 

i got another question here
its a dumb one but i cant figure this out
after i take everything off
how do i get the brake cable out of the clamp that makes it pull to activate the brakes
this is on the front incase anyone forgot
thanks alot once again

 

one of the ways you can do it is pull on the cable with your hand then squeeze the lever with your other hand both with force then let go of the lever real fast and it should pop out, when you get used to it its a breeze, i used to do it all the time when i assembled atv units.

 

so pull the brake cable and the front brake lever ok
does it matter where i pull the brake cable at like near the clamp thing
or just anywhere
thanks alot


this is the one that i need to get off


this is the broken one