Front brake problems 510 86

I have a problem with my front brake on my Husky, it is a disc brake and I have very little braking effect. The brake pads are in good condition (new) so I need some guidelines how to fault trace the system.

All support is welcome

It is my understanding that the 1986 had the single piston front disk brake. This style was an embarrassment, ( No stopping power ) The Double leading shoe from the 1983 / 84 worked better.

I am not sure if the 1987 double piston model will fit the 1986 forks. Maybe other Cafe Husky members would know?

I had this setup on my 1983 KTM and tried bleeding the system and always kept the disk clean. but still no braking power
I road a friends 1986 430 auto absolutely terrible with this style front brake.

Sorry no fix that I know of for this style of brake.

Terry

Mine works quite well. 86 400 XCE.
You probably need to rebuild the caliper and master cylinder.
Bear in mind this is not a street brake. It is designed for offroad.

My 86 250 motocross has pretty wooden brakes too, master cylinder and caliper have been rebuilt with new parts, even a put on a nice new brake line. Gonna replace my worn/grooved rotor and buttons next. It probably won't change much. I'm using the Brembo oem pads which I believe are organic based. I'll ditch the stock pads and go with some HH sintered type pads (EBC, SBS, DP...) which will give more aggressive bite/power.