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Trail Junky Small Cog Offline Posts: 345 Location: Charlotte, NC Joined: 08/25/08	Eleven year old disc breaks... Add more Fluid? 08/30/18 at 8:11pm	Print Post
	Hey peeps, My Hayes Solo hydraulic disc breaks are eleven years old on my 2007 Giant. I have changed the pads several times and adjusted along the way. The disc rotors have never been replaced. The rear caliper is now bottomed out, so I can move the pads inward further, and the current pads are not very old. The lever still seems to have a lot of travel, and I fear that further wear is to leave me with too little stopping power eventually. Is adding fluid the solution? Thanks, -Clay

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flynbryan19 Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 454 Location: Salisbury, NC Joined: 12/08/11	Re: Eleven year old disc breaks... Add more Fluid? Reply #1 - 08/31/18 at 12:01pm	Print Post
	More than likely you've either got air in the lines or fluid contamination. I would recommend bleeding the lines and seeing if that helps. That's a long time for original fluid if you've never had it done.

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renoirbud Small Cog Offline Newbie Posts: 442 Location: China Grove Joined: 12/12/06	Re: Eleven year old disc breaks... Add more Fluid? Reply #2 - 08/31/18 at 2:07pm	Print Post
	Check the thickness of your discs. Shimanoes need to replaced at 1.5mm, not sure about Hayes.

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QueenCity Bicycles In The Loop Offline Fight for your right to Bike! Posts: 1524 Location: 128 E Park Ave SouthEnd Joined: 06/23/04	Re: Eleven year old disc breaks... Add more Fluid? Reply #3 - 09/08/18 at 8:23pm	Print Post
	probably has more to do with master cyclunder in a 10+ year old dot fluid brake

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MountainCycle Big Ring Offline Unelite p***^. Heartbreak lover. Posts: 1062 Joined: 02/05/09	Re: Eleven year old disc breaks... Add more Fluid? Reply #4 - 09/08/18 at 8:37pm	Print Post
	brakes

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