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abel316 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 21 Location : Polk County, FL Points : 636 Registration date : 2022-08-30
| Subject: bleed rear brakes on SW motor trike Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:19 am | |
| How do I bleed the rear brakes on the trike? I can't find the rubber tip on the rear wheels. Do I do both of the wheels or just one side? |
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john grinsel Curmudgeon
Number of posts : 3298 Age : 84 Points : 9240 Registration date : 2009-08-18
| Subject: Re: bleed rear brakes on SW motor trike Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:43 pm | |
| I say refer to trike maker's instruction manual. |
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abel316 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 21 Location : Polk County, FL Points : 636 Registration date : 2022-08-30
| Subject: Re: bleed rear brakes on SW motor trike Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:34 pm | |
| It didn't come with one. I bought the SW with the kit already on it. |
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john grinsel Curmudgeon
Number of posts : 3298 Age : 84 Points : 9240 Registration date : 2009-08-18
| Subject: Re: bleed rear brakes on SW motor trike Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:23 pm | |
| Then contact the trike maker....if they are still in business. |
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Erdoc48 Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 341 Age : 59 Location : Myrtle Beach, SC Points : 1055 Registration date : 2022-05-31
| Subject: Re: bleed rear brakes on SW motor trike Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:01 pm | |
| Is the trike kit such that it has the 2 outrigger wheels and the existing Silverwing wheel in the middle? If so, then just bleed it as if the outrigger wheels were not there. Do they have brakes on them or do they rely on the stopping power of the regular front and rear brakes and the outrigger wheels are just ‘parasitic’? I guess it all depends on what trike setup you have. Any pics? |
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abel316 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 21 Location : Polk County, FL Points : 636 Registration date : 2022-08-30
| Subject: Re: bleed rear brakes on SW motor trike Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:15 am | |
| The trike just has the two rear wheels |
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sonuvabug Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 929 Location : Mid-Western Ontario Canada Points : 5991 Registration date : 2010-09-15
| Subject: Re: bleed rear brakes on SW motor trike Wed Mar 22, 2023 3:57 pm | |
| - abel316 wrote:
- The trike just has the two rear wheels
Do these two rear wheels have disc or drum brakes on them? If neither, nothing to do. If yes, you should be able to see the "brake lines" leading to them. The next question is are they cable or hydraulically operated? If cable, simple lubrication and perhaps tension adjustments are all that are required. If hydraulic brakes (i.e. with brake fluid -- the brake fluid reservoirs should be a clue), then they should be bleedable (read flushable) and refillable. |
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JohnyC Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 301 Age : 71 Location : Bristol, UK Points : 805 Registration date : 2022-12-23
| Subject: Re: bleed rear brakes on SW motor trike Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:18 pm | |
| Hello able316. It would be a great help to us if you could post some pictures of the trike rear end, particularly close ups of the breaking system(discs, calipers, or drums)for us to study, and then give further advise. Be safe, be seen! |
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