I need some advice I bought a 2001 Electra Glide and the front brake is pretty spongy. I brought it home and bled them by cracking the bleeder and also tried a mighty vac bleeder gun. After all of this the brake lever is still spongy although it's a little better but not much. No air comes out when I crack the bleeder anymore only fluid. I don't know if there is something I'm missing since it's a dual disc front brake. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

bleed the hell out of both of them, don't let the reservoir run dry. Try the old school method of pumping the lever , holding, crack the bleeder, close bleeder and repeat

 

I spent about 2 hours doing that one night and didn't gain hardly anything. I didn't know if maybe I've got another problem that I'm missing

 

How old are the brake lines ? Could be expanding if they are to old .

Remove your calipers and check the cylinders for road grime and dirt/brake dust . Cylinders could be sticking causing uneven braking , spongy feeling . Clean them well with some brake cleaner and a shoe lace or small brush . I remove my brake pads and use a small piece of wood cut to fit ( make sure the piece is about the same thickness of the pads and disc ) in the caliper and then expand them . Makes them much easier to clean and less chance of them popping out of their seal .

Also clean the back of the brake pads and the locking pin , lightly coat them with anti seize to prevent squeaking .

Hope this helps !!

 

The master cylinder could be bad

 

Brake Lines, their 18 Years Old.

 

Thank you I'm not sure how old the brake lines are if I had to guess they are original. I'll have to remove the calipers and clean them. Looks like the pads don't have too much life left so I'll just change them out when I get them off.

 

I do not mess around with brakes...an **** holdover from my aviation days. This is a replace first and not guess or assume system for me.

I also had soft front brakes on my 2003 Ultra when I started the restore project last summer and I rebuilt the entire system using a new master kit, caliper kits, and pads, new banjo washers, and a complete fluid flush. I also found that the front right disk was slightly warped (probably when some newbie changed the tire) and I replaced both disks with a pair of like-new take-offs I lucked into for $40, and used new bolts. I took my time and used all MoCo parts. I think it all totaled around $250, done and gone. I have good solid brakes now and I know the job was done right using quality parts...if there is a problem, there is only one a-hole mechanic to blame...

 

Clean your caliper pistons. Use brake clean and a shoelace or piece of string and carefully work the pistons in and out. I do mine once a year.

There are some good videos online and lots of threads on here describing the process.