Help needed with bleeding brakes?

bikerjodie · Post by **bikerjodie** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:16 pm

Can anyone give help with bleeding my brakes on the front of the bike, both calipers are off at present and i've just put on HH pads.

Pictures with advice would be fantastic!!!

Jodie

Post by **diesel** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 7:31 am

have u checked out the manuals on this site. they give a good idea of what to do. i have done mine a few times and i hate the F*****G job. i ended up sucking the fluid thru till i see it coming thru the pipe. tastes like toad if u dont pay attention.

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:32 pm

my advice is keep the brake fluid away from your paintwork! and as diesel says read the manuals

Post by **Xphyral** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:13 am

Aye read the manuals and if you've never done it before i'd suggest alotting yourself a full day to make sure you get it done properly. it takes qutie a while to bleed fluid through the lines initially and more time spent making sure theres no air bubbles trapped in the calipers, master cylinder or brake lines.

CarneyUK · Post by **CarneyUK** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:33 pm

I did my brakes not long ago. Used loads of brake cleaner and popped one of the piston's out by accident. Managed to get it back in and then filled up the brake resorvior.

Thought I had knackered it coz it took fooking ages to get the brake lever to feel hard. Was a case of keep bleeding till it works. You will think it's taking too long then your brake will go solid. First time I used the brake I locked the front up.

Make sure you keep the resorvior topped up coz if you don't you'll send air in the top and have to start again. I did mine and haven't done brakes before so it's not that hard, just time consuming as Xphyral says.

Another good idea is a ring spanner. Saves pissing about and any chance of the spanner slipping off while the nipple is open. I also found it easier to get someone to help pulling the brake lever as I got short arms.

RedexRobB · Post by **RedexRobB** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:11 pm

Changing fluid on any of my bikes takes me about 20-30 minutes. I bought my self a mity-vac vacuum blake bleeding tool. It sucks through the fluid for you, all you have to do is keep the reservoir topped up! Dont know how to do it the old fashioned way, seems far too much hassle when you got tools that do it for you. Money well spent!

Post by **Xphyral** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:58 am

it only takes me about 30-40 minutes doing it manually but i change my fluid as soon as my brakes feel the tiniest bit spongy so the experience helps with the time it takes i remember the first time i ever changed fluid on a bike it took me most of the day cuz i thought nothing was happening.

Post by **diesel** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:23 pm

can i just offer 1 piece of advice. pls make sure they work BEFORE u go caning it. air bubbles are a bitch and they are unexpected. be careful and be sure. nanny rant over lol