klr650:was rear brake, now is redish goo..

[Jeff Saline]

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:03:13 -0800 (PST) Luc Legrain writes:

> Well, I hooked everything up earlier to bleed the rear brake,pushed > the pedal down ,no fluid came out,took the bleeder all the way > out,pumped the pedal, a kind of redish brown goo came out, maybe 2 > tablespoons,drained the whole system replace with fresh DOT3 fluid, > same thing for front, same kind of goo, but not as viscous as in the > rear, the temps are in the low 30's today maybe that's why ? Also I > never had to top off,nor did I replace the fluid on my bike since I > bought it ( new) in June 05. As soon as I fully charge the battery > I'll try the breaks out. > What is the recommended brake system flush interval ?

<><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><> Luc, Sounds like you had moisture in the systems. My conservative guess is for you it should be every 6 months. If at 6 months you don't find any contamination then maybe extend the interval to once a year. And probably make that a flush in the fall if you ride less over the winter than the rest of the year. I suggest that time as if the bike is stagnant any moisture contamination would tend to settle at the lowest area and it could/will probably cause corrosion issues. This same idea goes with doing an oil change before storage to get contaminants out of the system so they can't "settle in" and damage engine parts. In my environment I can probably safely go 24 months or longer without changing brake fluid as I'm in a drier environment than many. But I still change my brake fluid every year. It only takes me about 20 minutes to do front and rear including set up and clean up. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT ____________________________________________________________ Need a Domain Name? Instant Domain Registration - Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2XOgAYJKlpohtXSIZ7EXPwDXoPGTfyzwktwu1opaBDoVBFy/