I wish I didn't have to do maintenance on that bike anymore as everything is getting very old, but my girlfriend loves that bike. Anyway, I noticed that the rear brake lever was kind of too high and engaging the rotor too soon with very little travel so I decided to do some maintenance after about 4 years of neglect. So I bought brand new DOT 5.1 fluid, I totally drained the circuit, gave the calipers and pistons a good clean and followed the standard tedious Avid bleeding process in the manual. I also made use of the bleed blocks. There is a step in the process where the lever is pulled all the way and then gradually released while pressing the syringe on the rear caliper side. I noticed too much resistance from the lever (compared to the front brake) but I managed to get it back in position and made sure the rest of the process was done properly and no bubbles where left inside. At the end the result was not much different to what the problem was before the bleeding. There's very little travel when the lever is pulled and it engages the rotor almost instantly. I wonder if there are parts inside the lever that would need maintenance as well to make the lever action smooth and responsive again or should I rather toss these brakes? The front brake has no issues and the bleeding process was normal. Any suggestions? Thanks.
