my hayes hydraulics are about a decade old, and when i got to treeline, i had nothing up front.
absolutely nothing.
so i took the wheel off, popped off the pads, and noticed they had a piston-sized ring of fluid on them. did a seal get blown/bypassed from the 5000ft ascent (shuttle, not gradual like actually riding it)? 2 days later, and it's kinda sorta restored, but obviously i don't trust them now.
is there a rebuild kit that includes replacement parts for something that's now failed, or is it time to simply get new brakes? hate to throw it away if it can be rebuilt either trivially by me, or if the LBS can do it for less than half of replacement cost.
absolutely nothing.
so i took the wheel off, popped off the pads, and noticed they had a piston-sized ring of fluid on them. did a seal get blown/bypassed from the 5000ft ascent (shuttle, not gradual like actually riding it)? 2 days later, and it's kinda sorta restored, but obviously i don't trust them now.
is there a rebuild kit that includes replacement parts for something that's now failed, or is it time to simply get new brakes? hate to throw it away if it can be rebuilt either trivially by me, or if the LBS can do it for less than half of replacement cost.