Need serious help....
Road Warrior
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From: CA Desert
It takes a few. Just pump and pump and release fluid ,,,,,then pump while not releasing the little fitting and you will see air bubbles come up then after a while bleed again untill all is good!
I felt the same way,,it wasnt working then all of a sudden,,,, Bam! Atleast that how it went for me :-)
I felt the same way,,it wasnt working then all of a sudden,,,, Bam! Atleast that how it went for me :-)
Last edited by Gwjvw; Jan 21, 2011 at 07:43 PM.
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From: Eastern NE
Once you've topped off reservoir:
1. Pump the brake lever to build pressure.
2. While holding lever, open bleeder valve (~3/4 turn).
3. Close valve once loss of pressure is felt.
4. Let lever return to released position.
5. Repeat add/pump/bleed/release until bubbles are gone & steady fluid.
6. Tighten bleeder valve 80-100 in-lb.
7. Top-off reservoir, if needed.
Hope this does the trick...
1. Pump the brake lever to build pressure.
2. While holding lever, open bleeder valve (~3/4 turn).
3. Close valve once loss of pressure is felt.
4. Let lever return to released position.
5. Repeat add/pump/bleed/release until bubbles are gone & steady fluid.
6. Tighten bleeder valve 80-100 in-lb.
7. Top-off reservoir, if needed.
Hope this does the trick...
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Central FL
Speed bleeders help. On front brakes I prefer to reverse bleed them. For me it's easier because air likes to go up. I use a syringe with a short piece of hose and just force it up. There is no need to squeeze the lever while using this method. When you are done just tighten the fitting and that's it.
Tourer
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From: Rota, Spain
It took a loooooong time when I did mine a few weeks ago. Something like 30-45 minutes, but when pressure started coming on, it came on quick. I was starting to get discouraged as well, but read some posts on here that it takes a while, so I just kept at it.
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I had problems when I did mine to. What helped me was turning my wheel all the way to the left and when I opened the bleeder a huge air bubble came out and they built up pressure after that.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Michigan
There is air in the line.
Try wrapping the bleeder fitting threads with teflon tape, and bleeding the brake again. That shoud stop the air from entering thru the threads around the fitting.
I gave up before I learned this trick, and went to a brake bleeder vacuum pump.
Try wrapping the bleeder fitting threads with teflon tape, and bleeding the brake again. That shoud stop the air from entering thru the threads around the fitting.
I gave up before I learned this trick, and went to a brake bleeder vacuum pump.