Been having some problems with my brakes. I run red dot 6 groove discs and fast road pads, they're about 18months old and i had new shoes done around 12months ago.
My pedal has felt rather odd, so got the fluid changed. I didn't have time to do this myself, nor the desire to prat about trying to get the air out.. so let my mate at the garage do it. My old fluid came out black, so yeah - it was a bit dead!
Anyway, the reason for the fluid change was that i was getting massive brake fade, and spongey pedal. If i brake gently from a high speed, the pedal would go further down, but in stages - ending up nearly on the floor. I assumed it was just the fluid boiling, and that new fluid would fix this. It hasn't. The pedal feels firmer for the new fluid, but i can still make the brakes fade and the pedal move in stages. If i let go of the pedal when this is happeng and reapply the brakes, they'll be ok - and the pedal will be back at where it was before - but then i can make them fade again.
My pedal has felt rather odd, so got the fluid changed. I didn't have time to do this myself, nor the desire to prat about trying to get the air out.. so let my mate at the garage do it. My old fluid came out black, so yeah - it was a bit dead!
Anyway, the reason for the fluid change was that i was getting massive brake fade, and spongey pedal. If i brake gently from a high speed, the pedal would go further down, but in stages - ending up nearly on the floor. I assumed it was just the fluid boiling, and that new fluid would fix this. It hasn't. The pedal feels firmer for the new fluid, but i can still make the brakes fade and the pedal move in stages. If i let go of the pedal when this is happeng and reapply the brakes, they'll be ok - and the pedal will be back at where it was before - but then i can make them fade again.