Bleeding Front Brake Advice
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Bleeding Front Brake Advice
Mauser Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:17 am
Just a post in case anyone is suffering a soft front brake after a rebuild etc.
To make my system completely free from air, I removed the master cylinder and attached it to a spare handlebar and then hung this up as high as possible to maintain a constant rise in the brake hose from the calliper to the master cylinder, then I tied the lever back with some tape and lightly tapped the calliper to dislodge any tiny bubbles, came back after an hour or so and now the lever is absolutely solid....
To make my system completely free from air, I removed the master cylinder and attached it to a spare handlebar and then hung this up as high as possible to maintain a constant rise in the brake hose from the calliper to the master cylinder, then I tied the lever back with some tape and lightly tapped the calliper to dislodge any tiny bubbles, came back after an hour or so and now the lever is absolutely solid....
Last edited by Mauser on Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:09 pm; edited 1 time in total
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