Help with hydralic brakes

[Mark_peters]

Hi all,
I started building my go kart late last year, however recently our town flooded and all my parts went under. I did have a hydraulic brake from a motorbike ready to mount and I was just wondering if it could've sustained any damage from being completely submerged. It looks ok but brakes aren't something I want to muck around with. Also when I was playing around with it before the flood, the pads on the caliper seemed quite close together... It was almost like they rubbed on the disk (even though it was very light rubbing). Is this normal? Or is there a way I can adjust and set the "home" position of the caliper?

I can post photos if that would be of any help. Thanks in advance! Mark.

Edit: sorry about spelling in the title, my iPhone corrected it to that haha. I tried to change it but couldn't!

 

[DCProductions]

If I'm not mistaken, the calipers are supposed to rub against the disk, though like you said, there is only light pressure. If the hydraulic brake system was closed/ bolts tightened and everything, then there should be no damage to the system. Hydraulic brakes are air tight when assembled (hopefully, or I'm gonna have some braking problems!) so you should be fine if that's the case.

 

[KieranM]

Just flush the system out with fresh fluid if your worried, because water lowers the boiling point. And yea the pressure of the fluid is bound to press on the disc, unless you return it the whole way, by taking the calliper off.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

If I'm not mistaken, the calipers are supposed to rub against the disk, though like you said, there is only light pressure. If the hydraulic brake system was closed/ bolts tightened and everything, then there should be no damage to the system. Hydraulic brakes are air tight when assembled (hopefully, or I'm gonna have some braking problems!) so you should be fine if that's the case.