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mscepu101 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 104	Drum Brake indicator 04/05/11 at 15:37:15 I need some information. I have a 1999 Savage that I purchased last year and it did not come with a manual. The drum brake indicator is at the first mark (mark closest to front of bike). It feels fine to me but I need to know if it should be at an alternate location. Does it make a huge difference?
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Russ130 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 62	Re: Drum Brake indicator Reply #1 - 04/05/11 at 18:34:39 No that is where you want it, which basically means you have most of your rearbrake life left.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6076 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Drum Brake indicator Reply #2 - 04/05/11 at 19:36:55 only if you have braking from the rear jack up the back off the ground and adjust the nut to lil less than draging on free spin... maybe 30% rear braking with 70% front... you DONT want to lock up the rear 4 sure!!!
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Re: Drum Brake indicator
Reply #3 - 04/05/11 at 21:19:10

thumperclone wrote on 04/05/11 at 19:36:55:

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if you have braking from the rear

jack up the back off the ground and adjust the nut to lil less than draging on free spin...

maybe 30% rear braking with 70% front...
you DONT want to lock up the rear 4 sure!!!

Better to lock up rear than the front.

By the way, how do you tell if the rear brake is dragging? Can you hear it? I don't have a jack, so I'm hoping I can tell by hearing for some noise.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Drum Brake indicator Reply #4 - 04/05/11 at 21:51:20 Dont need a jack just a block. Lean the bike over, stuff something under one side of the swing rm, push the bike over the other way & stand it on whatever is under the swingarm. Tie handlebars to something 'Over there"...
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Drum Brake indicator Reply #5 - 04/06/11 at 18:46:38 You didn't say so... The mark is to be looked at while applying the brake. It is not suppose to go past the one mark. Did you do this?
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mscepu101 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 104	Re: Drum Brake indicator Reply #6 - 04/06/11 at 19:13:44 My brake indicator barely moves off the first mark when the brake is applied. Overall, about 1/8th inch of travel. I never lock up the back brake.
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Howitzer Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 141 Boston, MA Gender:	Re: Drum Brake indicator Reply #7 - 04/06/11 at 19:59:02 My rear brake indicator is past the first mark when the brake isn't depressed. Is that bad?
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Drum Brake indicator Reply #8 - 04/08/11 at 08:04:17 From the Factory FSM. The mark on the arm should not go past the rear mark when fully engaged. For forty or fifty bucks you can get used paper factory service manuals on ebay. Well worth the cost
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