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Is this normal with Hayes?

strakos

Official RM Complainer
Sep 10, 2001
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3rd rock from the sun
I left one of my bikes upside down for 2 weeks, and today I took her for a ride and the front brake sucks. You can pull the lever till the bar and it wont brake.
I noticed that that little hole was without ink around it, probably because DOT fluid came out. So is this normal if you leave the bike upside down?

Curious is that the rear brake doesn´t has this problem.
 

thatoneguy

Monkey
Sep 6, 2001
122
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N. California
you may have had air in your system to begin with. It can sometimes take weeks for the air to move out of the system. If you have a leaky bleed nipple, try using teflon tape to stop it...
 

thatoneguy

Monkey
Sep 6, 2001
122
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N. California
is a sort of pressure release valve. IT allow some out if there is too much pressure in the system. I think it was probably just air in your system...