I have a 96 blaster when I go through water and come out the brakes work fairly well for a short time then they will lock one wheel up completely making a loud noise and other times they don't work at all any ideas
96 blaster brakes
- Thread starter Will French
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Simple: Don't go through water 
Sounds like your brake pads/disc might need replacing... you checked everything still in spec on the pads and discs? Still got the old cable brakes right? Make sure the cable isn't pinched anywhere... like maybe when you turn it pinches the cable and locks up the brake on that side.
Sounds like your brake pads/disc might need replacing... you checked everything still in spec on the pads and discs? Still got the old cable brakes right? Make sure the cable isn't pinched anywhere... like maybe when you turn it pinches the cable and locks up the brake on that side.
Yeah, drums are like that. Water fills the drums and you have no brakes, then kinda washes them clean and makes them grabby or continue to slip depending on your pad material. Also like Mr Rose says, water bothers bad cables too. New shoes and cables are less than $50us last time I bought them.
I run front drums on both my fast Blasters. Not my first choice but they work OK. Disks are much better but I can haul to a stop reliably, and the drums were very cheap to repair to service.
Years ago I did work on many drum systems on off-road trucks and bikes, drilling vent holes and cutting water shedding slots in the shoes and drum. It all works but I find the Blaster works pretty good if I test my brakes a couple times as I leave the water. A couple good pumps and they purge the water.
I run front drums on both my fast Blasters. Not my first choice but they work OK. Disks are much better but I can haul to a stop reliably, and the drums were very cheap to repair to service.
Years ago I did work on many drum systems on off-road trucks and bikes, drilling vent holes and cutting water shedding slots in the shoes and drum. It all works but I find the Blaster works pretty good if I test my brakes a couple times as I leave the water. A couple good pumps and they purge the water.
I ordered new shoes for the front drums I will see if that does it I done have a rear brake caliper for the disk brakes I need to get one though
I've got a Warrior caliper coming to install on my cable rear disk Blaster. I'll take photos of the conversion.
While I am normally quite happy with my front drum brakes, I had a bit of a scare.
Temps are down to 10c here at times. Went thru a brook and within a few minutes, NO BRAKES.
Completely frozen, inside and outside the drum.
Temps are down to 10c here at times. Went thru a brook and within a few minutes, NO BRAKES.
Completely frozen, inside and outside the drum.
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