brake bleed help ?
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brake bleed help ?
I am putting new bars on and got the new brake line from abs to master and tryin to bled brake using a syringe to to push the fluid and fill master and cant get the fluid to
move. I filled the syringe with fluid and put it onto the front bleeder screw the opened the bleeder and I cant get the fluid to move. like nothing is going in i am pushing the plunger and nothing happens. Help
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2018 sgs
move. I filled the syringe with fluid and put it onto the front bleeder screw the opened the bleeder and I cant get the fluid to move. like nothing is going in i am pushing the plunger and nothing happens. Help
Thanks
2018 sgs
Last edited by blue bronco; Dec 17, 2018 at 09:23 PM. Reason: add bike info
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I may be wrong, but you probably need to move the fluid from the master cylinder through the ABS module to the calipers instead of going from the calipers through the ABS module to the master cylinder. You'll need a Mighty Vac or something similar. This is all guesswork on my part since I've never replaced a brake line before. I've only flushed the brake fluid and that's the procedure and tool I use.
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I am putting new bars on and got the new brake line from abs to master and tryin to bled brake using a syringe to to push the fluid and fill master and cant get the fluid to
move. I filled the syringe with fluid and put it onto the front bleeder screw the opened the bleeder and I cant get the fluid to move. like nothing is going in i am pushing the plunger and nothing happens. Help
Thanks
2018 sgs
move. I filled the syringe with fluid and put it onto the front bleeder screw the opened the bleeder and I cant get the fluid to move. like nothing is going in i am pushing the plunger and nothing happens. Help
Thanks
2018 sgs
Last edited by sixguns; Dec 17, 2018 at 10:31 PM.
When you "fill the syringe", are you not pulling the fluid into it? If you are filling the syringe by taking the plunger out and then get air between the plunger and the fluid, it's very difficult to push the fluid through. It will go, just slowly.
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I did it the same way (filled the syringe and the hose) and opened the bleeder up and squeezed. I was expecting it to take longer but it didn't! I had it spraying out all over the place!! Good thing I had it all covered...
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My bad I had a small piece of cardboard wedged under brake lever handle ( its used a shim per the instructions for replacing grips ) that I forgot about. I removed it and every thing went as planed.
Yeah ... that will do it ... everytime
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