Rear Brake

[Marshall]

Hi guys, i stripped the rear brake on Sat for a clean, and to my surprise the pins came out without too much problems :D :D, question is, where can i get some stainless pins to replace them with??

also, how hard is it to bleed the rear brakes, any tips?

cheers
Marshall

[600+]

bleeding is not hard - did mine in about 30misn to 1hr with the old fashioned way

can't help about the pins:(

[Viney]

Hi guys, i stripped the rear brake on Sat for a clean, and to my surprise the pins came out without too much problems :D :D, question is, where can i get some stainless pins to replace them with??

also, how hard is it to bleed the rear brakes, any tips?

cheers
Marshall

Bloke off eaby is where i got mine form. Search for Stainless brake pins. Kawasaki i beleieve are the same

[BILLY]

Hi guys, i stripped the rear brake on Sat for a clean, and to my surprise the pins came out without too much problems :D :D, question is, where can i get some stainless pins to replace them with??

also, how hard is it to bleed the rear brakes, any tips?

cheers
Marshall

Bloke off eaby is where i got mine form. Search for Stainless brake pins. Kawasaki i beleieve are the same

That's where I got mine from as wellAA As for bleeding get yourself a Mitty Vac And you'll bleed them in minuites 8)

[Ceri JC]

That's where I got mine from as wellAA As for bleeding get yourself a Mitty Vac And you'll bleed them in minuites 8)

Out of interest which mityvac have you got? Also, if it's the standard (rather than silverline) one, is the included 1/4" (internal) diameter tubing okay or did you have to use a more narrow one?

[r4ce_e3nd]

get yourself this:

http://www.ton-albers.nl/afbeellingen/spuit.jpg

and this:

http://i19.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/d5/33/fd_1.JPG

and you don't need to buy a "Mitty Vac"-thing :wink:

[Stig]

Bleeding the brakes are not a problem. Just remember that the rear caliper has two bleed nipples. Do the outside first, then the inside, then the outside again.

[Marshall]

get yourself this:

http://www.ton-albers.nl/afbeellingen/spuit.jpg

and this:

http://i19.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/d5/33/fd_1.JPG

and you don't need to buy a "Mitty Vac"-thing :wink:

question is do you use the syringe to suck the fluid through the line, or push it through??

[chazzyb]

question is do you use the syringe to suck the fluid through the line, or push it through??

Suck, don't blow. :lol:

[r4ce_e3nd]

question is do you use the syringe to suck the fluid through the line, or push it through??

Suck, don't blow. :lol: :stupid:

[BILLY]

That's where I got mine from as wellAA As for bleeding get yourself a Mitty Vac And you'll bleed them in minuites 8)

Out of interest which mityvac have you got? Also, if it's the standard (rather than silverline) one, is the included 1/4" (internal) diameter tubing okay or did you have to use a more narrow one?

You get various sizes of tubing with it, the standard one fits perfectly!!

[northwind]

Marshall's sorted for pins ;) Just thought I'd pop in a quick recommendation for Ebay guy, he's very good. I got some of his first ones and they were the wrong size. Not a problem, I just drilled the holes out, but without even being asked he sent out replacements a week later. That's top stuff...

I've got a Mityvac and a Big Syringe, I only use the Mityvac for draining lines now. I prefer to us the syringe to push fluid- bubbles want to go up, so it works well to make the fluid go up as well. I've got a bleeder on my master cylinder which makes things easier still. Go Big Syringe!

[Spanner Man]

Morning all.
Just remember that when using a Mity-Vac, or a syringe, it really helps if you remove the bleed nipples & carefully wrap a few inches of PTFE tape around the threads before starting to suck or blow MATRON!!
This will prevent air from being drawn down the threads. Also make sure that you don't block the holes in the nipple, and that you wrap the tape around the threads in the correct direction, otherwise the tape will 'unscrew' when you screw the nipple back in.

Cheers.

[Ceri JC]

get yourself this:

http://www.ton-albers.nl/afbeellingen/spuit.jpg

and this:

http://i19.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/d5/33/fd_1.JPG

and you don't need to buy a "Mitty Vac"-thing :wink:

I've got those and use the "push from the bottom" method. I had heard good things about the mityvac and wondered whether it was worth getting one, but it seems not. :)