Brakes

[morty]

Recently ive started to notice a large amount of play in my front brakes so ive decided im going to try to bleed them. Ive had a look at the Haynes maunal and it seems straight forward :roll: . Anybody got any pointers on what to do and if it will have the desired effect of making my brakes a bit more responsive? Also when bleeding the front calipers i take it you do side at a time? Hopefully doing a trackday on sunday so i would like to get them sorted.

Cheers,

Paul

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Get a brake bleeding kit from halfords or somesuch. Simple thing, a plastic bottle with a tube and a one way valve so you don't have to keep opening and closing the bleed nipple. Less than £5.

And yes, one side at a time.

[mac650s]

keep the reservior full at all times pump the leaver hold it loosen the bleed nipple close the nipple release the leaver keep repeting this untill the new fluid start comming out then do the other side clean the diafram washer when you are finnished dont get any on the paint work. best to change the hoses for braids to while your at it

[DeeJay]

pump the leaver hold it loosen the bleed nipple close the nipple release the leaver keep repeting this untill the new fluid start comming out

What's this all about??

Just put the bleeding tube slightly over the nipple and then loosen the nipple and push the tube fully on and then start pumping away til the new luid comes through... repeat on the other side and then once done, i have heard that it is a good idea to go back to the first side and do it again...(if you have a hose splitter (which if your running on standard lines you will have))....

may be worth holding the lever in over night with a watch or something then in the morning undo the resevoir cap and giving the bike a little shake just to make sure that all the air is out.

[Muttley]

keep the reservior full at all times pump the leaver hold it loosen the bleed nipple close the nipple release the leaver keep repeting this untill the new fluid start comming out then do the other side clean the diafram washer when you are finnished dont get any on the paint work. best to change the hoses for braids to while your at it

Another one that needs to be pointed in the direction of the comma and taught how to use punctuation, the use of a spell checker or dictionary wouldn't go amiss either. :roll:

By the way the comma (which looks like this , ) is next to the full stop key on your keyboard.

HTH.

[Scoobs]

By the way the comma (which looks like this , ) is next to the full stop key on your keyboard.

And what does the fullstop look like? :?

[Muttley]

mac650s seems to have a grasp on the use of the full stop, so I didn't see much point in mentioning. :)

[DeeJay]

scoobs..... i think the full stop looks like this ) :wink:

[21QUEST]

keep the reservior full at all times pump the leaver hold it loosen the bleed nipple close the nipple release the leaver keep repeting this untill the new fluid start comming out then do the other side clean the diafram washer when you are finnished dont get any on the paint work. best to change the hoses for braids to while your at it

Another one that needs to be pointed in the direction of the comma and taught how to use punctuation, the use of a spell checker or dictionary wouldn't go amiss either. :roll:

By the way the comma (which looks like this , ) is next to the full stop key on your keyboard.

HTH.

Looking at your post , I'd say you should have a full stop after 'punctuation' :roll: :wink:

Cheers
Ben

[Scoobs]

scoobs..... i think the full stop looks like this ) :wink:

Thanks DeeJ)

[DeeJay]

scoobs..... i think the full stop looks like this ) :wink:

Thanks DeeJ)

:lol:

[Warren]

keep the reservior full at all times pump the leaver hold it loosen the bleed nipple close the nipple release the leaver keep repeting this untill the new fluid start comming out then do the other side clean the diafram washer when you are finnished dont get any on the paint work. best to change the hoses for braids to while your at it

Another one that needs to be pointed in the direction of the comma and taught how to use punctuation, the use of a spell checker or dictionary wouldn't go amiss either. :roll:

By the way the comma (which looks like this , ) is next to the full stop key on your keyboard.

HTH.

BTW -

http://www.forumspile.com/Hijack-In_progress.jpg

you should always use two spaces after the comma too, like this.

[northwind]

My life has been significantly improved since I bought a Mityvac vacuum pump... When I first fitted my braided lines it took forever to get them to work, and even longer to get them to work well. Now it takes no time at all, and is far less frustrating too. Not exactly cheap, but I wouldn't be without mine.

[Fuzz]

I also bought a Mityvac to do my NSR. It took sooo much less time. Like northwind said, it aint cheap, but it has plenty of other uses. Still haven't used it as a beer bong yet, maybe I should clean out that old brake fluid first...

[Balky001]

I also have a Mityvac and it is brill! Only issue I have is sometimes the cap comes of the bleeder valve when I'm turning the valve on or off but that's because I'm cack-handed I guess. You'll bleed your brakes much more regularly with a Mityvac as its so easy to do and that has to be safer.

[northwind]

I think for me the big difference is that I don't put off brake work any more. On saturday I noticed one of my front calipers was binding a wee bit, so instead of mucking about I just disconnected it, stripped and cleaned it, and refitted it. I'd have put that off forever if I was bleedig by hand.

[Fuzz]

I think it also depends on the bike. When I stuck braided hoses onto the SV, I didn't need (or have) the Mityvac and everything worked fine (I think I used a pop bottle to create the vacuum :wink: ) The NSR, however, would have been a much more difficult task without it.

[daddy_sperm]

I am currently trying to get a good brake on my bike and its driving me up the wall!!

Whats the idea of using a bottle to create a vacuum?

Any other tips greatly appreciated!

cheers Darryl

[Fuzz]

I connectd the hose to the bleed nipple, and used the spout from an old Scottoiler bottle to connect the hose with the bottle. Squeeze out the air in the bottle, screw the cap down, open the bleed nipple and voila :)

Might need more than one bottle though as it soon deforms and is reluctant to regain it's shape i.e. very little vacuum. Smaller (500ml) bottles work best, more rigid :takeabow:

The Mityvac also has uses elsewhere on the bike, such as opening the fuel tap while the hoses are disconnected.