78 FLH Front Brake
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07-19-2020 | 07:52 PM
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07-20-2020 | 12:48 AM
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07-20-2020 | 09:26 AM
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How much drag is normal for a FLH front brake caliper?
Reason I ask is my '72 drags enough to heat up the rotor.... which doesn't seem right. I bled the system but can't seem to get the piston to stay in the caliper far enough to eliminate the drag. I had this happen MANY years ago on a new 78 FLH and recall it warped the rotor.
Reason I ask is my '72 drags enough to heat up the rotor.... which doesn't seem right. I bled the system but can't seem to get the piston to stay in the caliper far enough to eliminate the drag. I had this happen MANY years ago on a new 78 FLH and recall it warped the rotor.
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07-20-2020 | 04:03 PM
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How much drag is normal for a FLH front brake caliper?
Reason I ask is my '72 drags enough to heat up the rotor.... which doesn't seem right. I bled the system but can't seem to get the piston to stay in the caliper far enough to eliminate the drag. I had this happen MANY years ago on a new 78 FLH and recall it warped the rotor.
Reason I ask is my '72 drags enough to heat up the rotor.... which doesn't seem right. I bled the system but can't seem to get the piston to stay in the caliper far enough to eliminate the drag. I had this happen MANY years ago on a new 78 FLH and recall it warped the rotor.
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07-20-2020 | 08:03 PM
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Almost... I know that You know Larry, if the little bleed hole in the MC is Plugged... the Caliper cannot release...
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07-21-2020 | 02:29 PM
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07-21-2020 | 04:06 PM
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07-30-2020 | 01:47 PM
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My '72 FLH shows part number 45000-78 for the front caliper.
There are few used banana calipers around but they say in the description '73 and up.
Question: do the '73 up calipers fit the '72?
Are the front and rear '73 up calipers the same? Seems like more rear calipers for sale than fronts. I seem to recall they are identical but that's been many years ago.
Would prefer to retain original and don't want a new chrome plated made in china piece.
I rebuilt the original but the bleeder hole is buggered up and an adaptor isn't going to fix it.
There are few used banana calipers around but they say in the description '73 and up.
Question: do the '73 up calipers fit the '72?
Are the front and rear '73 up calipers the same? Seems like more rear calipers for sale than fronts. I seem to recall they are identical but that's been many years ago.
Would prefer to retain original and don't want a new chrome plated made in china piece.
I rebuilt the original but the bleeder hole is buggered up and an adaptor isn't going to fix it.
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07-30-2020 | 04:50 PM
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Yeah I know I have drum rear brake. My question is - do the '73 up disc brake calipers work on the front of my '72? The part numbers don't seem to match.