bleeding brake
bleeding brake
before I push this thing over I have a question. I upgraded my single caliper single piston brake on my fxr to a dual 4 piston caliper set up. instead of doing 1 line from the master into a T fitting, I used a dual line banjo bolt at the master, so there are 2 seperate lines running from the master. one to each caliper. the master is an 11/16the and the all banjo bolts are 3/8th or 10mm. I can't get this thing to firm up for anything. it works, but it goes straight to the bars. any help?
never had a problem like this with my single caliper set ups. once they started getting fluid they would get firmer and firmer. I've used almost a bottle and a half of brake fluid on this current set up.
never had a problem like this with my single caliper set ups. once they started getting fluid they would get firmer and firmer. I've used almost a bottle and a half of brake fluid on this current set up.
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A master designed for operating two pistons will not have the capacity to properly operate four.
Last edited by deadhawg; Jul 2, 2016 at 12:43 PM.
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well its firm now amd I did nothing but switch calipers.
I did switch the master. it isn't the stock one.
The lines may be part of the problem, but you doubled the amount of pistons that the brake fluid has to move to apply the brakes, so you need a master designed for a system with double the capacity of the original. Both ends of the system have to work together. You need a master designed for the type and number of the calipers and pistons you are using.
A master designed for operating two pistons will not have the capacity to properly operate four.
A master designed for operating two pistons will not have the capacity to properly operate four.
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For what it's worth I prefer the single piston calipers.
