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Southwestern Ont Can about 5 miles from Lake Huron just north of the town of Goderich.
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Brake problems
05 Bigfoot. New pads. new dot 5 fluid, bled out. The left side brakes with a light touch, the right side doesn't want to brake except with brute force and an actual jerk on the handle bars to get it to lock up. Jack up the right side and the brake needs a light touch to lock up the right side. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
i don't know alot about argos ...my neighbor had a friend of his older argo at his house to play with and one side seemed hard to turn unless you pulled hard . after checking the brakes , found that someone had put the brake pad backwards .. the metal side was rubbing the disc . just a thought , good luck . jboy va
Southwestern Ont Can about 5 miles from Lake Huron just north of the town of Goderich.
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Thanks for the reply. Pads installed correctly. Happened after I pulled the tranny and installed new chains. Cleaned everything down with brake clean. I guess I will try to bleed them again if not try to rebuild the master for that side. If that doesn't work try the caliper. If not that .......(sigh).
that's the ticket ..keep at it , you'll figure it out . i'm surprised knowone else has chimed in . yet there is'nt as much interest in this site as there use to be. jboy va
Pop the boots off the master cylinders and make sure the pistons aren’t to deep. I adjust to just below flush. If the levers stop evenly with out a lot of movement idd bet on stuck piston in caliper. The usually drag and get real hot then. Good luck
Southwestern Ont Can about 5 miles from Lake Huron just north of the town of Goderich.
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Switched hoses on the calipers and came to the conclusion it was the master. Took it apart and could see where the seal was worn. Had to be some debris of some sort. The only place I could get a seal was from the Argo dealer. $46 for a cup seal , 'o' ring and a boot, which I don't need but it comes in a kit. Did some digging and found a cup seal that is the right size and compatible with the Dot 5 brake fluid for about $6. Will see how that works. Getting them thru a local place that rebuilds hydraulic cylinders. They are supplied By Hercules Seals. They only used these particular master cylinders for 2 years so the price is terrible.
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