Who's robbed all me brake fluid?

Eeeerm, no, i havent actually lifted the cover. That would involve screwdrivers and such things! I hope you haven't just wasted my trip to Halfords at dinner!

FFS, you'll never guess what

Its pretty full but seemingly invisibly so from outside. ****.

Theres a wierd black rubber noddy within the reservoir so it aint just a cup full of fluid, and that noddy helpfully squeezes brake fluid all over the place when you try and replace the cap.

Originally Posted by Durbs

FFS, you'll never guess what

Its pretty full but seemingly invisibly so from outside. ****.

Theres a wierd black rubber noddy within the reservoir so it aint just a cup full of fluid, and that noddy helpfully squeezes brake fluid all over the place when you try and replace the cap.

That black 'noddy' is there so as to expand as the fluid disappears down the lines when the brake pads wear. It's to stop air getting in the lines. It gets sucked down by the vacuum it creates leaving the air on the other side.

Originally Posted by BigApe

That black 'noddy' is there so as to expand as the fluid disappears down the lines when the brake pads wear. It's to stop air getting in the lines. It gets sucked down by the vacuum it creates leaving the air on the other side.

Ah, i see. At least i learnt summat today, even if it did cost me an unnecessary trip to Halfords.

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Originally Posted by Luckypants

Good point and well made

Thank you .


When you haven't got a garage and no longer have access to a 'man garage', every problem has to have a simple solution


It's no fun taking bike apart when it's about to rain only to find out, it's been a waste of time


Si, that was exactly my first thought. No mention of diminished braking so reckoned, it's got to be something simple.
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