Brake bleeding kit?

[Viney]

Originally Posted by gstrong82183

Thanks for all the suggestions! The brakes do still work but I have no idea how long it has been since they were bled. I should probably just bite the bullet and bleed both front and back. I'm tempted to get that Mityvac just to save a few headaches...

Where are you based? I could give you a brake bleeding master class

[mister c]

Originally Posted by Caddy2000

I use a Fullers ESB bottle! Empty of course!

Stick the pipe on the bleed nipple and into the bottle. Squeeze the appropriate lever, open the bleed nipple, and when the lever is almost to the end of its travel close the nipple.
And repeat!
Also don't forget the bleed the banjos and connections, and keep plenty of clean rags and an ample supply of water handy just in case of an accident.

+1

What size syringe do you guys use?

Just got one of my dad's sheep worming syringes and hope it's big enough.

[21QUEST]

You need atleast a 1L syringe


































Ben

Sheep don't need that much worming.

[northwind]

I think mine is 50ml. You could go bigger or smaller but that's a nice size. It's a good idea to use some sort of hose clip to fix the hose to the syringe and then do the same over the nipple, otherwise it can pop off at importune moments and you spray brake fluid all over the wheel

My method is to use clear tubing one end to the nipple, the other in a glass jar. I empty as much as I can old fluid from the reservoir using a syringe. The old fluid in the syringe emptied in the jar I top up the bike brake reservoir with fresh new fluid and start bleeding (pumping the brake lever) the rest of the old stuff out. Close the nipple when clear new fluid stats coming out without any air bubbles. That's it.

Originally Posted by northwind

I think mine is 50ml.

You can pick up a good 50ml or 60ml from your local vets for pennies!

[northwind]

I just went online and looked at suppliers, even buying in bulk the cheapest I found was about 60p... And you still need to source some suitable hose. So for convenience sake £4 off ebay isn't too shoddy I reckon. 1/10 the price of a Mityvac