Honda CX/GL Rear Brake
Depending on the model and year you may have a rear drum or a rear disc. Check out the articles below!
All of the CX500 (except the CX500EC Sports) and GL500 variants came with a drum brake at the rear. The CX650ED Eurosport and both Turbo variants had a disc at the rear, where the CX650 Custom and GL650/700 variants used a drum.
Drum brake
Servicing the rear drum brake:
Painting the rear brake components
Disc brake
The 500EC, all turbo variants and CX650ED utilised a single disc brake at the rear.
- Rear brake master cylinder part numbers
- Rebuilding the rear master brake cylinder
- Disassembling, part 1 – – – – – – – Second example (poorer condition)
- Disassembling, part 2
- Cleaning
- Rebuild + reassembly
- Rebuilding the rear brake caliper
- Disassembling
- Cleaning
- Rebuilding + reassembly