Brake bleeding problems.

[flymo]

Originally Posted by jacksuzukisv650

when i realese pipes or hoses or calipers at work on car i put a rod on the seat to the pedal putin as much pressure on the peddal as possible and then IT STOPS FLUID LEAKING OUT ..SO IT STOPS YOU LOSING ALL your very expensive FLUID IN THE SYSTEM AND YOU DONT GET ALOT OF AIR IN THE SYSTEM ... very good trick my old boss tought me lol i was just wondering will it work on a bike ,....

errr no.

Well, I have 'some' brakes.
They're not good enough to ride the bike (yet), but at least i know the system is now pressurised enough to be moving the pistons, which is 1000 times better than I had!
I'm now hoping the brake lever tie-back will help, as the bleed nipples now only flow fluid

A word of advice, dont waste £10 of your hard-earned on those 'little bleeders' one-way valve things! Just not worth it! (i'm so unimpressed i do wonder if mine is faulty right out the box!)

Daz

[Old Git]

I had similar to this the other week bleeding my clutch on a Falco, reverse injected from the botttom banjo forcing fluid ( & the air in the system) up & out of the resevour at the top, still could not get full feel.
Had to lean the bike over to about 45 deg. to remove the traped last very very very small bubble of air which was locked in the top/lever banjo bolt/line union at the lever, got 2 bubbles the size of a pea each out & the lever firmed up immediatly.
Try getting someone to suppor the bike at an angle to effectivly move the air up & out through the top res.
Hope this makes sense.