FRUCK brake bleeding

[PhiSig1071]

You shouldn't *have* to bleed your brakes after that, but if you want to you can, it's pretty easy.

Open the top of your brake fluid reservoir, put a short section of hose routed into a catch can on the bleed nipple and get a wrench (should be 10mm). Open the bleed valve on the caliper, pump the brake lever til it gets soft, close the bleed valve, pump til it firms up again, and repeat as many times as necessary. The trick is to keep an eye on the fluid in the reservoir and keep it topped off with new fluid, and watch for clean fluid to come out of the caliper (though the hose into the catch can) and you're golden. Obviously you have to do one line at a time, I usually do the riders right side first, then switch to the left, then go back to the right and make sure no old fluid got back into the caliper. The toughest thing to do is to make sure you keep the reservoir topped off, because if you get an air bubble in the lines you're farked. Oh and use GOOD brake fluid, I like Motul or Bel-ray.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by LaFemmes

From Sears

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...=brake+bleeder

thx but im not trying to make moonshine, uncle jesse.

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

You shouldn't *have* to bleed your brakes after that, but if you want to you can, it's pretty easy.

Open the top of your brake fluid reservoir, put a short section of hose routed into a catch can on the bleed nipple and get a wrench (should be 10mm). Open the bleed valve on the caliper, pump the brake lever til it gets soft, close the bleed valve, pump til it firms up again, and repeat as many times as necessary. The trick is to keep an eye on the fluid in the reservoir and keep it topped off with new fluid, and watch for clean fluid to come out of the caliper (though the hose into the catch can) and you're golden. Obviously you have to do one line at a time, I usually do the riders right side first, then switch to the left, then go back to the right and make sure no old fluid got back into the caliper. The toughest thing to do is to make sure you keep the reservoir topped off, because if you get an air bubble in the lines you're farked. Oh and use GOOD brake fluid, I like Motul or Bel-ray.

yea, turns out, i never broke any seals so i didnt have to bleed. just cleaned the calipers, put the new pads in and was fine... just have to get the bike on the road so i can get them set.

dlit You Are The Dumbass

[6doublefive321]

Bleed em anyway, dood. You're gonna have to learn how sooner or later. Its always a good idea to bleed in the spring due to moisture build up in the system. Do it!

[NONE_too_SOFT]

I will, actually. but as for right now im gonna start getting shit back together...


In the next months im going to be chging plugs, fuel filter, and other stuff, i'll add that to the list.

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

thx but im not trying to make moonshine, uncle jesse.



yea, turns out, i never broke any seals so i didnt have to bleed. just cleaned the calipers, put the new pads in and was fine... just have to get the bike on the road so i can get them set.

dlit You Are The Dumbass

You still squeezed the brake when the calipers were off. You're a dumbass. Seriously though, when I had to do some wheel and tire swapping, I left a peice of paper on my brake lever that said "don't squeeze the brakes". I pretty much do that every time the wheels will be off for longer than usual or any time I leave the area and the calipers are off.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

You shouldn't *have* to bleed your brakes after that, but if you want to you can, it's pretty easy.

Open the top of your brake fluid reservoir, put a short section of hose routed into a catch can on the bleed nipple and get a wrench (should be 10mm). Open the bleed valve on the caliper, pump the brake lever til it gets soft, close the bleed valve, pump til it firms up again, and repeat as many times as necessary. The trick is to keep an eye on the fluid in the reservoir and keep it topped off with new fluid, and watch for clean fluid to come out of the caliper (though the hose into the catch can) and you're golden. Obviously you have to do one line at a time, I usually do the riders right side first, then switch to the left, then go back to the right and make sure no old fluid got back into the caliper. The toughest thing to do is to make sure you keep the reservoir topped off, because if you get an air bubble in the lines you're farked. Oh and use GOOD brake fluid, I like Motul or Bel-ray.

One point that someone here in Austin couldn't manage... take the diaphram out of the reservoir. Don't extend it and pour fluid into it thinking it is the reservoir. In case you ever wanted to know the definition of Dumbass when talking about brakes. He called me after getting every last drop of fluid out of his lines... just to ask for help because he couldn't figure out why no fluid was coming out. He even openned all the banjo bolts. Wheeeeeeeee

[PhiSig1071]

Nice!