Bleeding ABS Breaks...
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Glendale AZ
My wife just bought one of the last anniversary Super Glide Customs in the state and the front brake handle needs to be pumped 5-6 times to firm up after sitting overnight, do I just need to bleed out some air or is it an abs thing?
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,967
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From: Florida
Could be air trapped in the ABS housing. That was my experience with the same issue on a 2011….I bleed them but with no luck…..Dealer ended up doing with the there digital tech set up……..No problems since that….You could check all the banjo connections also….
Cruiser
Joined: May 2008
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Pretty sure if you're bleeding the brakes as described, you are not changing the fluid in the ABS pump. Without any actuation, you're bypassing the pump where the old fluid continues to live. Since the purpose of changing brake fluid is to restore boiling point by removing water (and also preventing rust in the system), it seems you wouldn't want to ignore the only expensive component in the chain.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: San Quirino, Italy
There is air in the system. Make sure you bleed the lines completely before you mess with the ABS. My be is that Abs has nothing to do with it...
Last edited by Northbound Southerner; Nov 13, 2013 at 08:38 PM.
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