Thread: Bleedin' Brakes
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Old 15-06-18, 06:52 PM   #2
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Default Re: Bleedin' Brakes

pads take a while to settle into the discs and until then the lever will feel a we bit spongy. bed the pads in for about 100 miles of so then do another quick bleed.

best bleeding is done with a "tube and jar" put brake fluid in jar about 1/4 full then immerse tube end in brake fluid then attach tube to nipple, open nipple and pump the brake lever till the brake fluid fills the tube and watch for bubbles. if no bubbles then on the pull stroke close the nipple then let go of the lever. no need for "open close" of nipple while pumping.

sometimes you need to tap the brake lines repeatedly with a spanner of something while bleeding, this dislodges any clinging air bubbles.

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