| Author | Message | ||
     Devonthedoug |
I painted my R which required me to remove the rear brakes, now once returned and refilled with fluid there is absolutely no pressure in it, ??? i would bleed them but there would have to be some pressure to push the air out but instead it just drips fluid., any suggestions | ||
| D_adams |
Mighty-Vac. Wish I were closer, I could help. (Message edited by d_adams on January 31, 2010) | ||
| Mmcustoms |
Open the bleeder and let them gravity bleed first then you should be able to bleed them regular way | ||
| Arcticcr |
Just go get this:  http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_009209300 00P?keyword=Brakes+bleed | ||
| Ccryder |
Devon: Mity-vac is the easiest. Manual bleed sometimes is a pain. Try pumping quickly through the full stroke. Make sure you release fully, that's when it sucks in more fluid. Depending on how much air you have it may take 20-30 pumps b4 you feel anything. Also, whenever you open the bleed valve make sure you hold the pedal down. You should also have the drain hose in some brake fluid so it won't suck air. Mity-vac just sucks and then your are done. Good luck | ||
| D_adams |
Also watch the reservoir, the rear one is freakin tiny! | ||
| Zac4mac |
I use a 60cc syringe and back-feed from the caliper. Once it gets to the reservoir, I top it off there. Z | ||
| Illbuell |
Bleeding doesn't get any easier for me than a syringe.. very little clean up to. | ||
| Blake |
Sometimes it take a LOT of lever work to get the brake system pumped up after disassembly. I mean a LOT of lever work. A big ole horse syringe works great and costs about nothing. Connect it to caliper nipple via clear tubing and inject new fluid absent any air bubbles. Works beautifully. Empty the reservoir first.  Where's Henrik's article on that... Brake Bleeding The Syringe Way by Henrik Bo Pedersen | ||
| Mikellyjo |
That link to Henrik's article is a nugget of useful information and is exactly why I like to visit this site much more often then I'll ever tell my boss. Thanks for posting it, now it's time to add big ole syringe to the tool kit.   |
