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redneck250es
01-16-2005, 10:30 AM
Anyone have any tips on sealing my drum from water?
Ive used black silicone and it still leaks. :mad:

I cant go 10min on my trike with rear brakes :confused:

Studytime
01-16-2005, 10:37 AM
Have you checked the seal that fits around your axle? It might be sealing poorly.


Studytime

ATC crazy
01-16-2005, 03:10 PM
Thats why I got a Disk brake conversion for my 'wheeler :D

I've tried everything as well to seal up drums and I have found no luck. I would replace the o-ring and then try some more silicon on it.

MTS
01-16-2005, 03:16 PM
Thats why I got a Disk brake conversion for my 'wheeler :D

I've tried everything as well to seal up drums and I have found no luck. I would replace the o-ring and then try some more silicon on it.
cept the disk isnt much better in the mud :(

TimSr
01-16-2005, 07:01 PM
Anyone have any tips on sealing my drum from water?
Ive used black silicone and it still leaks. :mad:

I cant go 10min on my trike with rear brakes :confused:

Ive never found anything that keeps water out of the drums, but the factory seals do a great job of keeping it in there. Especially if you are like us, where every outing includes a few creek crossings. My suggestion is drill a hole in the bottom of the housing so that it can get back out. If the idea makes you uneasy, you can put a fitting on it, and run a tube with a removeable plug, but you have to grind it down flush on the inside. On my last all weather rear drum setup, a TRX250, I drilled a 3/8" hole on the very bottom and left it open, and never had a rear brake problem again. The fronts were another matter........

redneck250es
01-16-2005, 08:28 PM
"drill a hole in the bottom of the housing so that it can get back out"
That sound like a good idea :w00t: