BRAKE SYSTEM
17-4
TOOL
TROUBLESHOOTING
Poor rear brake performance
• Incorrect adjustment of rear brake lever
• Contaminated brake shoes
• Worn brake shoes
• Worn brake cam
• Worn brake drum
• Improperly installed brake arm
Front brake lever soft or spongy
• Air in hydraulic system
• Leaking hydraulic system
• Contaminated brake pad/disc
• Worn caliper piston seals
• Worn master cylinder piston cups
• Worn brake pad/disc
• Contaminated caliper
• Contaminated master cylinder
• Caliper not sliding properly
• Low brake fluid level
• Clogged fluid passage
• Warped/deformed brake disc
• Bent brake lever
Front brake lever hard
• Clogged/restricted brake system
• Sticking/worn caliper piston
• Caliper not sliding properly
• Worn caliper piston seal
• Sticking/worn master cylinder piston
• Bent brake lever
Front brake drags
• Contaminated brake pad/disc
• Misaligned wheel
• Badly worn brake pad/disc
• Warped/deformed brake disc
• Caliper not sliding properly
• Clogged/restricted brake hydraulic system
• Clogged master cylinder port
• Sticking caliper piston
• Improperly adjusted connecting cable
Snap ring pliers
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