Back Brake Not Working After Changing Pads

[Ferrell75002]

hello,
So, it was time to change the back brakes. Pads are changed, but back brakes do not work. I hit back brakes plenty of times to build pressure and nothing the brakes will not apply the pressure to close them on the rotor. Please help, as this seems very weird to me. What could be the problem ? Will I have to bleed the brakes over this ? If so, how hard of a task is this as the whole "getting air in your brakes lines" kind of worry me but this is something i should be able to do.

[minusone]

Change your mechanic.

Mate.... if you have trouble doing this simple procedure, then on safety terms alone you should not be working on the bike.

It is unlikely to require bleeding if all was ok before unless you have opened the lines.

Check nyour re assembly process.

[08hyper]

Double check your reassembly, pads in the right way, pins OK, and if your sure its all good, then all you can do is to bleed them, pretty easy to do, just do a tread search, brakes are important maintenance items, if your not sure what your doing, I would go to a pro. (cheap insurance) Aloha Alex

[MTScott2]

I think I remember reading that the rear are or can be a little tricky to bleed , due to the caliper being lower and the line routing...

[Ric]

Get the caliper up higher than the master (i use my B&D workmate beside the bike),put a block of wood in between the pads,and bleed it slowly to allow the air to rise to the top.My ss was a pain in the butt the same way.

[AXE]

Nobody's back brake works correctly as they are not bled properly from the factory. The only way to bleed them is to remove the caliper and raise it above the master cylinder and bleed it from that position. I have a thread posted on the subject, once they are bled right they work pretty good.

Out!

[Bourgoine82]

Originally Posted by AXE

Nobody's back brake works correctly as they are not bled properly from the factory. The only way to bleed them is to remove the caliper and raise it above the master cylinder and bleed it from that position. I have a thread posted on the subject, once they are bled right they work pretty good.

Out!

wonder why its not set-up correctly from the factory

[cs363]

All good advice on the bleeding methods.......however, if the brake was working fine before the pad replacement, I think you should be looking at retracing your assembly steps.
At a guess I would say you've got the piston side pad skewed in the caliper or something similar which is preventing the brake operating. If this is the case, check the pad very carefully when you remove it as trying to apply the brake as you have done may have bent the pad or possibly damaged the caliper.
Let's hope not...

[archimedio]

I think the real question here is, why are you even trying to use your rear brake?

Haven't touched a rear brake on any of my bikes in decades.

[stryder]

Originally Posted by archimedio

I think the real question here is, why are you even trying to use your rear brake?

Haven't touched a rear brake on any of my bikes in decades.

Probably a good idea to have a working rear brake on a wheelie happy Hyper, yes?