HYDRAULIC BRAKE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Brake
lever/pedal
soft or spongy
•
Air in
hydraulic
system
•
leaking
hydraulic
system
•
Contaminated brake pads/disc
•
Worn
caliper piston seal
•
Worn master cylinder
piston
cups
•
Worn
brake pads/disc
•
Contaminated caliper
•
Caliper
not
sliding property
•
low brake
fluid
level
•
Clogged fluid passage
•
Warped/deformed brake disc
•
Stickinglworn caliper piston
•
5ticking/worn master cylinder piston
•
Contaminated
master
cylinder
•
Bent brake lever/pedal
Brake lever/
pedal hard
•
Clogged/restricted brake system
•
5ticking/worn caliper
piston
•
Caliper not sliding
properly
•
Clogged/restricted fluid
passage
•
Worn caliper
piston
seal
•
Stickinglworn master cylinder piston
•
Bent
brake lever/pedal
Brake
drags
•
Contaminated brake pads/disc
•
Misaligned
wheel
•
Clogged/restricted
brake hose joint
•
Warped/deformed
brake disc
•
Caliper
not
sliding
properly
•
Clogged/restricted
brake hydraulic system
•
Sticking/worn caliper piston
•
Clogged master cylinder port
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