Rear Brake Locking After Pressing Pedal
Hey everyone, this is my first post here. I've just picked up a '98 VFR800 and I'm really excited by it. The previous owner bought it in '99 and then it has sat for a long time (after he put 40k miles on it) because he had 3 other bikes he was riding. He's done a lot of work getting the bike back up and running and it's 90% of the way there at this point, but we're getting hung up on one main thing. The rear brake caliper is locking up when you press the brake pedal, but I think it is the center
Hi. Just went through this problem and hope my solution is yours.
Symptoms.
On my 2000 VFR 800 I replaced all brake pads and bled the system and got a locked up rear wheel for my effort that was traced to the center brake piston not releasing.
While locked up, if you open the bleed nipple on center piston, fluid under pressure escapes and the wheel spins.
Going back through the brake circuit and pumping the brake to charge the hydraulics and testing each point for pre