Bleed brakes

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02-12-2019, 12:29 PM

RK_Classic

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Either buy or rent a brake bleeder pump (the easy way) or fill the reservoir open the bleeder and walk away for a few hours and let gravity take over.

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02-12-2019, 08:51 PM

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I used Speed Bleeders this time around. I am very impressed with them.

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02-13-2019, 10:35 AM

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Bookmark this site:
https://rideitwrenchit.com/maintenance/
Click on Maintenance and scroll down to General Maintenance and you'll find a link on how to bleed front and rear brakes on a Harley without ABS.

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02-13-2019, 08:25 PM

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I had trouble bleeding my back brakes a while ago.
I ended up using a big syringe, and did a reverse bleed.
Used some clear tubing, and pumped the fluid into the brake bleeder, pushing the bubble into
the master (cover off). Worked like a charm.

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