Hi all,
Advice needed please:
Front brake seized(ish) when pulling on the lever.
So basically the lever is staying close to the bars and taking a while to release. Pistons wont retract for several minutes.
I bled them about 4 rides ago. It went well and theyve been fine until now.
Any ideas please?
SRAM Guide RS
Piston in the lever sticking, a common problem that's well documented on here.
Are they the old or new style caliper (bleeding edge port or normal bleed port)?
The earlier ones (non bleeding-edge) can have an issue with the piston in the brake lever master cylinder swelling up in hot weather.
Thanks.
They are the older non-bleeding edge port.
So it looks like a disassembly of the lever:
https://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=189827
I’m alright with bleeding the brakes but not only does this look time consuming- I simply don't trust myself not to completely mess this up.
Looks likes it’s a trip to the LBS. Don’t really have the money for this 🙁