Help With Hs33's

[bigamac]

i use cable v-brake rear and disc on front

my mate has hydrolics i presume hs33

he said he has put to much pressure on the fluid

in turn the brakes wont let go of the wheel

it doesn't work by lowering pressure

well i dont think he can turn it down

what does he need to do?

another mate of mine thinks he has to bleed brakes

to much fluid

i kinda agree

help please?

[Ben H!]

Try water bleeding it, it's supposed to be better than using fluid

Question: How can you put too much pressure on the fluid

if the pads don't let go of the wheel they are pushed in to far and will be rubbing against the rim, which will ware down the pad

Edit: do you mean the tpa is stuck and the lever is not responding very quick or it is too stiff

Edited September 5, 2008 by Czartrials

[bigamac]

yh its the tpa i think

and he said the brakes have seised

i forgot the word earlier lol

and to be honest im not to sure whats wrong im just wondering if anyone understands what he done

and i'll say about bleeding with water

[Callum-Luvs-Trials]

tell him to buy new ones and problem solved

[jack14366]

its probibly either a broken tpa ,Or if he uses a lot of tar that can stick to your pads. if its on the back hold the front brake and give a good hard kick of the pedal and hopefully job done .

Jack .

[bigamac]

he probs dont even know what tar is

and like im not sure which wheel though

i shall try sort him out when i see him

cheers

[Kieran24]

Sounds like the pistons have seized. Try taking them off and put some oil onto the outside of the piston where the pad clips on and let it sit for a little while. Then, put the pad only the floor and press down on top of the cylinder, with your foot if you have to. Once it's back in (if it goes in) re-bleed the break (bath tub bleed will do) and pump the lever while putting more oil on the outside of the piston, you'll probably have to push it back in by hand a few times.

[bigamac]

okay i'll tell him cheers