My 05 EG had front brake failure, luckily at low speed - brake lever back to the bar. At the time I thought it was low fluid so topped-up, tested OK and continued my holiday!
The next day, same again; then found the pad material had come off the backing plate on both pads on one disk! The low fluid level was simply because the pistons were right out of the caliper.
Apparently there was a batch of 05/06 pads that fail this way - yet H-D has never done a recall of this safety system failure!
I'm fitting after-market pads now and in negotiation with H-D.
Just wondered if anyone else has seen this failure before? (Apart from my bike; previous owner had new rear pads at 3000 miles due to "pedal going to floor" - sounds the same failure to me).
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The next day, same again; then found the pad material had come off the backing plate on both pads on one disk! The low fluid level was simply because the pistons were right out of the caliper.
Apparently there was a batch of 05/06 pads that fail this way - yet H-D has never done a recall of this safety system failure!
I'm fitting after-market pads now and in negotiation with H-D.
Just wondered if anyone else has seen this failure before? (Apart from my bike; previous owner had new rear pads at 3000 miles due to "pedal going to floor" - sounds the same failure to me).
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