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ciucciacusino

ciucciacusino

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Dot5 go out from brake caliper. I think was problem of rubber guarniti in, but is stock out in the parts Big Dog.
Thanks.
Daniel Big Dog Chopper 2005
 
dnespolo

dnespolo

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Dot5 e' quello che devi usare. Dot3-4 sono differenti e corrosivi. Non mescolare i due tipi insieme!!! Se hai altre domande mi puoi mandare un private message.
Ma leggendo meglio quello che cercavi di dire mi sembra che tu abbia bisogno, come Carlos ha già detto, di rifare il tuo caliper, quindi i links che Carlos ti ha dato ti possono aiutare.
 
francoblay1

francoblay1

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For some reason I could not find DOT 5 in my town... or in the Petrol Stations (I did not look too hard neither).... so the mechanic told me to use DOT 4, which you can find everywhere! I have not had any issues.

Should I be concerned???
 
Dakotabos

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dnespolo said:
Dot5 e' quello che devi usare. Dot3-4 sono differenti e corrosivi. Non mescolare i due tipi insieme!!! Se hai altre domande mi puoi mandare un private message.
Ma leggendo meglio quello che cercavi di dire mi sembra che tu abbia bisogno, come Carlos ha già detto, di rifare il tuo caliper, quindi i links che Carlos ti ha dato ti possono aiutare.
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DOT5 and 'what you must use. Dot3-4 are different and corrosive. Do not mix the two types together! If you have any questions you can send me a private message.
But reading more about what you mean to say I think you need, as Carlos has already said, to rebuild your caliper, then the links that Carlos gave you can help.

You are correct :cheers:
 
Dakotabos

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ciucciacusino

Type it in Google translator in italian then translate it to english. Most of us can understand broken english. Around here we call that redneck :cheers:

in Italian
Digitare nel traduttore di Google in italiano poi tradurre in inglese. La maggior parte di noi può capire un inglese stentato. Da queste parti chiamiamo redneck :cheers:

I still have to have some of our southern dog owners do that
 
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bigdogtech01

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francoblay1 said:
For some reason I could not find DOT 5 in my town... or in the Petrol Stations (I did not look too hard neither).... so the mechanic told me to use DOT 4, which you can find everywhere! I have not had any issues.

Should I be concerned???
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DOT 4 will not blend with DOT 5..it's like oil and water, they just do not go together. It turns into a nasty gel type substance in your brake system.
You can use DOT 4 if that's all that is available to you, but in order to use it, you will have to flush the DOT 5 out of the system completely. To flush it completely you will have to take entire system apart to ensure it's 100% removed.
Otherwise, can't you order the DOT 5 off internet? Or couldn't someone like myself send you some?
 
francoblay1

francoblay1

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bigdogtech01 said:
DOT 4 will not blend with DOT 5..it's like oil and water, they just do not go together. It turns into a nasty gel type substance in your brake system.
You can use DOT 4 if that's all that is available to you, but in order to use it, you will have to flush the DOT 5 out of the system completely. To flush it completely you will have to take entire system apart to ensure it's 100% removed.
Otherwise, can't you order the DOT 5 off internet? Or couldn't someone like myself send you some?
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Hummm... you got me thinking now Andrew!

In theory, the mechanic who did the revision/mods, etc so the bike could pass the Spanish ITV (Technical Vehicle Inspection) which we have to do every two years should have looked at it... but in about two months of riding the bike I did find out (the hard way) the front brake was EMPTY so I filled it up with DOT 4... at the same time I topped up the rear brake too with the same DOT 4 ... I had no problems whatsoever for the, almost, two years riding it now. I will do some checking on it when I go home.

If I had mixed the two fluids... would I have noticed straight away or is this something that takes quite a bit of time to go wrong?

Thanks for the offer, I will keep it in mind :2thumbs:
 
ciucciacusino

ciucciacusino

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Ciao, si scusa il mio inglese. Quando schiaccio il freno davanti, esce olio dallo sfiato. Ho fatto riparare la moto, hanno toccato anche quella parte. Non idea che Dot hanno usato. Aprendo il coperchio e schiacciando la leva, escono sempre bollicine d'aria. Pensavo fosse la guarnizione, anche se guardandola é perfetta. Grazie.
 
dnespolo

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ciucciacusino said:
Ciao, si scusa il mio inglese. Quando schiaccio il freno davanti, esce olio dallo sfiato. Ho fatto riparare la moto, hanno toccato anche quella parte. Non idea che Dot hanno usato. Aprendo il coperchio e schiacciando la leva, escono sempre bollicine d'aria. Pensavo fosse la guarnizione, anche se guardandola é perfetta. Grazie.
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He said that when he pull the front brake, oil come out from the hole where you bleed the air out (sfiato=bleeder?). And he said that when it take off the lid on the handle bar and pull the lever air bobble come out from it.
So he is asking what's could be the problem?
Maybe a leaky bleeder?
 
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woodbutcher

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simplest fix would be to replace the bleeders, both front and rear, and to take off the top of the reservoir and check the rubber boot inside for tears or just replace it with a new one. (the reservoir may simply be over-filled though) and then replace fluid with DOT-5 after cleaning the system and bleed it.

Sarebbe più semplice fissare per sostituire i sanguinamenti, sia anteriore e posteriore, e la parte superiore del serbatoio e verificare la copertura in gomma all'interno delle lacrime o sostituirlo con uno nuovo. (Il serbatoio può semplicemente essere riempito però) e poi sostituire fluido con DOT-5 dopo la pulizia del sistema ed effettuare lo spurgo.
 
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Dakotabos

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Look at that we speak Italian :roll:

Note please write it in language then the other
 
ciucciacusino

ciucciacusino

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Thank you all, and sorry for my english still bad. Dnespolo you are great! Very friend, thank you.Come said the seal seems good, I filled the oil tank still brake, but always comes out when I press the lever. I empty the entire circuit and put oil. Seal is no longer in stock, in case I can find it elsewhere? In 2005 he rode chopper model of two different types.
 
dnespolo

dnespolo

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Mi puoi scrivere in Italiano, comunque non sono sicuro dove puoi trovarne un'altro seal dove l'hai cercato? Chiediamolo ai membri del forum.
He is saying that there are not seal in stock and he is wondering where else he can find one. Not sure where he is looking for it though.
Anyway ciucciacusino di dove sei, dove vivi in Italia?
 
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