posted April 14, 2004 06:14 PM
Need help with bleeding the brakes! Got the front goodridges on tonite but I can not get them to bleed! All I get is fluid from the nipple but no feel to the lever. Sometimes if I squeeze the hose from the resivoir to the cylinder on top of the handle bars I get a few bubbles. Is that air just working its way back up?
I am stumped! Ive NEVER had problems like this before!
posted April 14, 2004 11:21 PM
Bleeding Let gravity help you get the calipers full of fluid by opening the bleed valves. When fluid starts flowing from them, close them. Build some pressure by pumping with the lever. Whith the lever fully actuated, crack the banjo bolt on the master cylinder. Tighten the banjo before releasing the lever. Repeat three or four times. Start bleeding the calipers using the same method. This works for me every time. Good luck.
posted April 15, 2004 01:42 AM
I gave up years ago and bought the vacuum type bleed setup.
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posted April 15, 2004 02:41 AM
If you installed new lines.. you need a vaccuum pump. Why make a project out of something so simple.
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posted April 15, 2004 02:44 AM
I have used Mitey Vacs with great success. What I have now is a positive pressure Mitey Vac, that pushes fluid up from the nipple to the reservior.
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posted April 15, 2004 03:00 AM
I finally got it. The bolt going into the master cylinder is not the right size and was causing a air leak! I do need to get a vaccumm though!
posted April 16, 2004 05:26 AM
The bolt in the Goodridge kit was wrong? Where did you get that kit?
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