HELP - Bleeding Front Brakes - Fat Boy
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Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Hawaii
It's gavity... So cracking the bleeder like a car don't work... make sure everything is tight and fill the master leave the cap of and put rags around so fuild don't get on everything... Take your time and pump gently and slowly don't rush... you'll see tiny air bubbles coming up... slow and smooth... then when you begin to feel slight pressure put a rag over the top of the master and give it some quick full speedy pumps the reason for the rag is when the air is gone and the pressure builds it'll shoot fuild up so the rag will get soked but it won't fly all over the place... it works for me and leaving it over night is a good way to start it off. Good luck
Tourer
Joined: May 2009
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From: sin city nevada
go to walmart buy a meat marinade injection syringe, then go over to the pet department get some clear tubing in the fish tank section. Install the tubing on the end of the syringe. You might have to use a cig lighter to heat up the tubing so it will fit. Remove MC cover plate. And slowly inject the new brake fluid into the brake caliper pushing air and new fluid upwards into MC. Bleed accordingly. The whole setup should cost less than 10 bucks. Hope this helps
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: South Carolina
no problem that is what I used to bleed the front brake of my fatty when I put on the apes. I tryed the leaving the front caliper bleeder open over night, didnt work for me. Used the setup from Walmart and bleed the brake in less than 10 minutes.
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Joined: Nov 2004
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From: So Cal
+ 1 what Sportguy said. If you have access to a vet or medical supplies a 50 ml syringe will work great. go to www.fatbillscustoms.com for step by step instruction.
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From: Leander Texas
i had the same issue and found out i over filled the system. i used shop towel to remove some and it worked great. also i had to clean the pistons. this is very important.
http://www.lyndallracingbrakes.com/service_tech.htm
http://www.lyndallracingbrakes.com/service_tech.htm
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Joined: May 2009
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From: sin city nevada
found my new best friend today at walmart and its a good garage weapon also look at the tip on dat bioch come talk smack in my garage might get a neck full of dot 5 ha ha ha
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Tourer
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 253
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From: sin city nevada
all i can say is every ones got there ideas how to do the brake i spent 349 for flavor injector at walmart dident have the correct hose i needed there so i wondered next door to lowes found what i needed and seen my favorite mid fortys casher that love harleys 
ya dont worry shes on the list of things to do got home and in **** you not 7 min i had a rock hard brake lever so thank you to the guys that helped out with where to find my syringe at
ya dont worry shes on the list of things to do got home and in **** you not 7 min i had a rock hard brake lever so thank you to the guys that helped out with where to find my syringe at