hel brake lines, pics and advice?

heyho orgers, im currently in the process of fitting hel lines to the front of the bike, 2 line set up.

the lines are fitted to the bike as you can see from the pics (he says hopefully)

left side as you sit on the bike


right side


from the top


all lines,bolts and washers are on and secure. the top is off the master cylinder at the moment with no brake fluid in the sytem at all.

according to the destructions that came with the syringe i swiped off ebay, i connect the pipe to the bleed nipple on the caliper,open nipple and pump away to fill system with brake fluid.

is it really that simple?
how do i know when there is enough brake fluid in the system?
is there a chance of over filling seeing as i have to do it from both calipers?
should the lid of the master cylinder be on or off while i refill the system?

any advice would be much appreciated as i think im in over my head. my mechanical knowledge is a bit sh1te. im ashamed to say i know more about football than my own bike and im not a footy person

hope this post makes sense, im off for a coffee and a cig

maff

[Bibio]

yup, its that simple ... you will know when you have done it as there will be no more bubbles comming up threw the mastercylinder resivure.

another tip is to cable tie your front brake lever to the bar so as its pulled in, that way the cylinder is 'open' to let fluid threw.

i also find using twin bleeding hoses with a T pice easier. that way you use less fluid and do both brakes at once.

just to add.. if you are only doing one at a time do the furthest (longest) pipe first.

Originally Posted by Bibio

i also find using twin bleeding hoses with a T pice easier. that way you use less fluid and do both brakes at once.

thats one thing i havent got so it will have to be one side at a time

do i need to replace the lid of the master cylinder or does it not matter?

thanks for the advice

maff

[Bibio]

take the mastercylinder resivure lid off when doing it

Leave the lid off as you will need to keep topping it up as the level goes down.

[Bibio]

also ... get a damp cloth/s and cover any area you think brake fluid will spill onto... it saves your paintwork

Originally Posted by TuonoGrant

Leave the lid off as you will need to keep topping it up as the level goes down.

He's doing it from the bottom up Grant.

Still leave the lid off though fella. Just don't squirt the fluid in too fast otherwise it will overflow out of the reservoir (correct spelling for Bibio ).

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by TuonoGrant

Leave the lid off as you will need to keep topping it up as the level goes down.

he is using a syringe from the caliper up .... so he will need to take fluid out as it goes up ...

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Scoobs

He's doing it from the bottom up Grant.

Still leave the lid off though fella. Just don't squirt the fluid in too fast otherwise it will overflow out of the reservoir (correct spelling for Bibio ).

a stamd correctuid coz am stuppid

Originally Posted by Bibio

a stamd correctuid coz am stuppid