First Time Rider
Arm chair racerNew to the board
Every time I go out riding now I end up with no brakes by the end of the run, especially after a mud run. Now there is no adjustment left in them at all. I remember reading that the BR brakes are not great. Is there any way to solve this problem, or do I just have to replace the brake shoes all the time?
1985 Honda Big Red 250ES
27x12-10 Mud Bug rear tires on ITP aluminum rims
27x10-12 Mudlite on front
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Got The Holeshot
Arm chair racerJust too addicted
It is either that the drums are wore out, or there is a seal bad that is supposed to stop dirt from getting into the brakes and wearing them out quickly.
Rides:
1985 250sx
1982 ATC185s
1984 200es
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Arm chair racerAt the back of the pack
Drum brakes are never really all that fun to muck around with. Rusted nuts and bolts, and to top it all off the BR the drum is held on with two phillips head screws that you're bound to ruin, you might need and impact driver.
When you take the drum off there is a rubber seal that should be slightly greased to aid it in keeping the shoes dry.
Pull it apart and clean everything up, inspect your pads, with no adjustment left, theres most likely no pad left.
When you have it apart take the shaft that connects to the brake lever off and re-grerase that as well.
After you've replaced the pads and maintenanced everything, run a bead of grease around the drum seal before you button everything up.
Good luck
If you can't fix it with a, its an electrical problem.
85 ATC 200s--Ratted out and not running at the moment
86 ATC 200x--All stock other than the handle bars
85 ATC 250es Big Red -- Just got new rubbers and she wants to ride!!
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