Thread: Hel Brake Hoses
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Old 20-12-04, 01:21 PM   #4
rukus
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Originally Posted by Santa Claus
Ahhh, i had this trouble on the sleight one year. Now this may seem stange but bear with me.

Obtain a good length of windscreen washer hose, the clear stuff. I'd recommend about 6-10ft. Attach it to the bleed nipple put the other end in your mouth and start to suck , whilst undoing the nipple. As the fluid comes out you can see it flowing up the pipe. Close the nipple whilst still sucking, empty tube, repeat until fewer bubbles are present in the tube. Do the same for the other side.

This will at lest get fluid into the lines. The continue to bleed the claipers one at a time using a Gunson one man bleed kit from Halfords or such like.

Once done and you have some feel in the lever, cable tie your lever to the handle bars over night and you should have a good feel in the lever.

I hope this helps. Now i'm off to beat up some elves
don't forget that dot4 removes paint so what it'd do to the inside of your mouth is unthinkable!! don't empty the hose then stick the contaminated end in you gob!
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