Bleeding brake troubles
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Bleeding brake troubles
Hey guys, I've bled the brakes and I'm not sure if I did it correctly.
I attached the hose, bled the line to where there are no air bubbles in the hose and tightened the bleeder valve. My concern is that with the valve closed, when I depress the lever I still get a couple small bubbles in the reservoir. Is this normal? The manual says there should be bubbles in the reservoir.
Thanks!
I attached the hose, bled the line to where there are no air bubbles in the hose and tightened the bleeder valve. My concern is that with the valve closed, when I depress the lever I still get a couple small bubbles in the reservoir. Is this normal? The manual says there should be bubbles in the reservoir.
Thanks!
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Are we talking front or rear? DOT 5 or 4? DOT 5 tends to keep buubles more so than 4 and they tend to rise back up, if this is your front brakes you may see that for a while. As long as the brakes are not spongy you should be good to go.
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Road Captain
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Dot 4, front brake. I think I may have figured it out. Its not actually air bubbles coming through the reservoir, its fluid 'breaking the surface'. So I am assuming this is normal, because I had no air bubbles in the bleed tube.
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Yes, that is normal. As long as the brake lever does not feel spongy and the reservoir is full, you should be fine.
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I had difficulty bleeding mine when I added a chrome master a few weeks ago. I'd get a few tiny bubbles from the outermost hole in the plunger tube as I'd squeeze the lever. Once I was fully bled, I just got the stream of fluid that would gush up as you describe...sounds like you're good to go.
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