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park brake
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baxter2215
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my wifes parking brake on the :spyder:started doing the same at around 2000 miles.....finally stopped working completely and could not use it at all. took to dealer and they replaced lever mechanism with new improved lever with larger teeth which is supposed to fix the problem. so far 1000 miles later works perfectly.:2thumbs:
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Apparently not all the earlier Spyders come within the serial number range for the parking brake fix. Even though we have a Premier Edition Spyder with the very obviously poorly stamped parking brake parts, our dealer says it is out of the warranty range, and they will not fix it. All you can do is approach your dealer and try. WD-40, silicone spray, or teflon spray all work quite well however. It is also necessary to keep it adjusted so it doesn't have to be pushed too many clicks to engage it. If you haven't had to lube it every month or so like I do, a clean and lube should do you fine.
-Scotty
-Scotty
Fix it today...adjust+wd40 and now works like new. Thanks again,i.
Yeah my dealer tried that with me as well and so when I took my :spyder: in for the brake failure fault code I made sure I set the parking brake. Guess what? It took him 5 minutes to get it released and he had to do it by releasing the spring. So he forced it through the warranty. Don't give up.....
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effgjamis
Ride Forrest Ride!
How hard is it to adjust the parking brake?
ataDude
Mod Maniac
Easy. See the black assembly between the pipe and the swing arm? That's the parking brake mechanism.
You can adjust the cable there and... if that's not enough, you can remove the nut from the lever that the cable is attached to and move it around on the splined shaft.
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Well, this has taken an interesting little twist. I took your advice, and approached my dealer again. Apparently most things like this show up automatically in their system, listed under the serial number of your Spyder. Mine showed it was eligible for no service bulletins, so they denied the claim. We revisited it yesterday, and the same thing happened. I then insisted on obtaining the entire serial number range, so I could add this to my claim directly to BRP, which the dealer recommended. When they took out the paper copy of the service bulletin, our serial number was included! Apparently their computer system does not pick everything up automatically. They will be replacing the poorly stamped parts now. If you are having symptoms, and your claim is denied, insist on seeing the service bulletin in paper format. They may have made an unwitting error in determining if the bulletin applies to you, due to the way they usually look it up. Now if I can only get them to deal with the repeated broken windshields, which they have also denied.
-Scotty
Parking brake
Pertaining to the park brake issue with BRP it is called a campaign. The dealer can submit under campaign claim and if the unit does not pertain to that campaign it will not show up. If you have problems after that all your dealer needs to do is call BRP and explain the issue and there should not be any problems.:2thumbs:
GA-SPYDER
New member
I found something interesting last week when I was changing the oil andfilter. I had the body panels off on the left side and while I was waiting for the oil to drain, I took a good look at the parking brake linkage from the top. Mine has been hanging up the same as others have posted. What I found was that the little double coiled "watch" spring was sliding against the sides of the bracket that it is mounted on. This was causing the spring to hang up and not letting it shift to the unlock position. After seeing it from the top side, it made much more sense. Took a pair of needle nose plyers and squeezed the spring together, just a little, so that it wasn't scraping on the bracket. No more lubricant, rode it in the rain, etc. It was just that simple! Rode 600+ miles this past weekend with too many stops to count, set the parking brake every time. Problem is gone!
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