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having a nightmare trying to bleed rear brake after fitting new braided line. is it common for this to be a pain in the arse?
after 20 mins gave up doing it the normal way and got a big syringe full of fluid, connected this to the nipple and squirted it in. fluid level went up in the res so i know it got through, but there is still no movement at the caliper when i press the pedal...and if i undo the nipple just a dribble come out..
i was wondering if its possible to get an air lock at the banjo pressure switch thing.
any tips?
cheers
justin
The trick I use to bleed the brakes is as follows:
* Sneak into the bathroom or the kitchen and steal the pump from the handsoap container, without the wife catching me.
* Attach a length of 1/8" hose from the bleeder to the pick-up tube of the handsoap pump.
* Being sure to keep the fluid level at a safe depth, open the bleeder and pump the handsoap pump until fresh clean fluid comes from the caliper.
* Bleed as normal.
* Deny any knowledge of where the handsoap pump could be.
Outstanding there Hinckley - most inventive indeed. I use a Mityvac - it's ok but I can never get a good seal at the nipple/tube - it always sucks air when I don't want it to - obscuring the other bubbles, if you get my drift. Those 'one way' nipples sound good - speed bleeders. that them!
I good friend of mine told me about the trick. I know, it sounds crazy. The first time I tried it I felt kind of stupid, but the result was proof positive. It does work.
I use a Mityvac - it's ok but I can never get a good seal at the nipple/tube - it always sucks air when I don't want it to - obscuring the other bubbles, if you get my drift. Those 'one way' nipples sound good - speed bleeders. that them!
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