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Old 05-02-2016, 10:54 PM   #3147
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
So I need a bit of help with my bike.

When it gets really warm outside my back brake will tighten up. I'll have to work the brake lever quite a bit in order for the wheel to spin properly. When its a cool day the tire will spin flawlessly, so I can't figure out what is going on. I also noticed that on the brake lever where you would insert the fluid, there is always fluid there on a warm day as if it is leaking out.

I had a bike shop bleed them for me but they did it in the spring so there wasn't any issue.
I'm not a bike mechanic but it sounds like your break line is over filled. When the fluid is heated it expands which explains the clamping and the leakage.
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