[Ducati] 748 rear brake issues

[Ronald Betts]

I'd really like to know how air gets into a sealed system. If the system 
does have a slight vacume, why and where does the air come in at. Am I 
missing something here ?....be nice guys....;-}>



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>From: Ducman <duc-man at modern-corp.com>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] 748 rear brake issues
>Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:23:40 -0400
>
>I removed the caliper, 2 bolts and the brake line channel cover from  on 
>top of the chain guard and it comes off with plenty of slack to  hang it up 
>on a post or something over nite, I crammed a box end  wrench between the 
>brake pads, then it takes no time to bleed the air  out. It seems to happen 
>just after winter storage, someone suggested  putting a little tension on 
>the foot brake over winter to prevent air  from getting in, probably from 
>the cold/warm in the barn I keep it  in. Perhaps the materials in the brake 
>master C expand/contract at  different rates, I think the brake system has 
>a slight vacuum and it  sucks air in this way.
>
>Paul
>
>On Jun 21, 2007, at 3:32 PM, PJDemoga at aol.com wrote:
>
>>The 748 has a rear brake?
>>Mine needs constant bleeding too.
>>I find it easiest to take the caliper off and shim with wood the  width of
>>the rotor so that the bleed screw can be on top. Sometimes I put  the 
>>caliper
>>back on the top of the rotor while I bleed it.
>>If anyone can suggest a better way, I'd appreciate knowing it.
>>
>>Paul D
>>848s some time in '08
>>
>>
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