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Outlander Max 700 XT (G3L) 2024 Brake Issue

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2.8K views 6 replies 6 participants last post by  germanikus666  
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Last week while i was riding from my garage to the trail my quad cuts the power starts to beep and show a message on the LCD says "<break>" i stopped and check the breaks and wheels but there was nothing unusual. I was 2-3 mins from garage, so i decided to return and check in detail at home. While traveling it let me to speed up to 10-15 km/h and again beeps and says "<break>". As i enter the garage heard a sound and an intense smoke from right behind. Anyway my rear break was stuck and caused an increase in temperature in the hose, and break hose could not make it and teared apart.

This week i replaced the hose from the break center (All break hoses are connected to this part) to the caliper. Add some new DOT 5.1 and removed the air in the new hose. At first it seems like everything was ok. But after a few minutes test ride with both front and rear breaks tested. Rear one was stuck again. I did not anything for the front breaks. Is anyone have any idea ? (I did not do anything to front breaks)
 
#3 ·
Did you mean if brake lights on ? Yes they are always on when rear brake is stuck. I wait two days. Brake lights returns to normal and caliper seems to release the disc a little bit. But when I press the pedal it is stuck again. Are there any special technique for bleeding rear brakes ?
 
#5 ·
Agree, sounds like the classic symptoms of a caliper sticking on the slide pins. And I also agree that it's odd to have that issue on such a new machine.

You'll need to remove the rear caliper to ascertain what the issue is and address it, paying close attention to the caliper slid pins, they should move freely allowing the caliper to fully release the brakes.

Another possibility, but even more unlikely on such a young machine is a caliper piston that is stuck or sticking. If the pins are lubricated and slide freely as they should, almost the only other possibility is a sticking caliper piston.

And the least likely of all is an actual hydraulic issue. A pinched, obstructed or otherwise compromised brake flex hose will function for brake application, but will not allow the brake to release quickly as it should. I've seen this countless times on automotive brake systems, usually caused by a flex line keeper that has corroded to the point that it is beginning the squeeze the flex line. In that case the hydraulic pressure generated by a normal application of the brake will overcome the pinched line, but allowing the fluid to retract is very slow and doesn't allow complete release causing the caliper to drag.