Front Brake Locking Up - 2018 Voyager

disco42 · 05-13-2023, 05:06 PM

Replaced the brake fluid, bled the brakes and the last 6 times I was out, after 15-30 minutes of riding the front brake seizes up. Brake lever can't be depressed, rock hard. If I wait 30 minutes or so it will disengage enough I can go another 300 yards and it repeats. OR, I can loosen the front nut on the bleed nipple and about 2-3cc of fluid will squirt out - so under a lot of pressure.. Then it's fine for the rest of the ride.
Ideas? Thx.

3w-lonerider · 05-13-2023, 05:19 PM

only way for that to happen is if you have a piston thats tight heating up the fluid or your return port is not totally cleaned out and the fluid can't return. also you could have a collapsing brake line.

andyvh1959 · 05-15-2023, 07:12 AM

My vote is for a blocked return port in the master cylinder, or a collapsed inner tube in a brake hose. The way it slowly releases both indicate that being it. If you replace the brake hoses don't waste a dime on stock brake hoses, just upgrade to the teflon tube S/S braided hoses. You'll get better brake feel and performance and never have a possible brake hose degradation issue again.

05-13-2023, 05:06 PM	#1
disco42 Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Osgoode, Ontario Posts: 4	Front Brake Locking Up - 2018 Voyager Replaced the brake fluid, bled the brakes and the last 6 times I was out, after 15-30 minutes of riding the front brake seizes up. Brake lever can't be depressed, rock hard. If I wait 30 minutes or so it will disengage enough I can go another 300 yards and it repeats. OR, I can loosen the front nut on the bleed nipple and about 2-3cc of fluid will squirt out - so under a lot of pressure.. Then it's fine for the rest of the ride. Ideas? Thx. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-15-2023, 07:12 AM	#3
andyvh1959 Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Green Bay WI Posts: 755	My vote is for a blocked return port in the master cylinder, or a collapsed inner tube in a brake hose. The way it slowly releases both indicate that being it. If you replace the brake hoses don't waste a dime on stock brake hoses, just upgrade to the teflon tube S/S braided hoses. You'll get better brake feel and performance and never have a possible brake hose degradation issue again. __________________ My $1200 Vulcan, to start from.
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05-13-2023, 05:19 PM	#2
3w-lonerider Jr. Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: shippensburg, pa Posts: 26	only way for that to happen is if you have a piston thats tight heating up the fluid or your return port is not totally cleaned out and the fluid can't return. also you could have a collapsing brake line.
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