bleeding the brakes ?
08-13-2004, 01:40 PM
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bleeding the brakes ?
well since my stupid *** friend looped a stoppie, i now have a case of a leaky front master cylinder.
ANYWAYS, the parts are on teh way from ebay and will probbaly involve taking off the lines and cylinder.
do you bleed em just liek a car? im guessing so, just thpught i would ask.
im guessing you squeeze the lever, hold it, bleed it, tighten bolt back up and let go... right?
ANYWAYS, the parts are on teh way from ebay and will probbaly involve taking off the lines and cylinder.
do you bleed em just liek a car? im guessing so, just thpught i would ask.
im guessing you squeeze the lever, hold it, bleed it, tighten bolt back up and let go... right?
08-13-2004, 01:46 PM
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Re: bleeding the brakes ?
Originally Posted by el nino
well since my stupid *** friend looped a stoppie, i now have a case of a leaky front master cylinder.
ANYWAYS, the parts are on teh way from ebay and will probbaly involve taking off the lines and cylinder.
do you bleed em just liek a car? im guessing so, just thpught i would ask.
im guessing you squeeze the lever, hold it, bleed it, tighten bolt back up and let go... right?
ANYWAYS, the parts are on teh way from ebay and will probbaly involve taking off the lines and cylinder.
do you bleed em just liek a car? im guessing so, just thpught i would ask.
im guessing you squeeze the lever, hold it, bleed it, tighten bolt back up and let go... right?
08-13-2004, 01:47 PM
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Re: bleeding the brakes ?
Ya that's basically right,
But remember the brakes on the 954 are serious, these are real touchy so you don't have to pull very much in on the lever, I just kinda flick ita couple times and it's useually good. Plus Be careful, I'm sure you already know this but DOT 4 is a paint and plastic eater so use lots of rags. When I did my master cylinder I put plastic over the gas tank but just a little bit splashed up in the windscreen and left a nasty mark, so be careful.
Oh, and so you know lockhart Phillips makes an easy bleeder and it's only like 10 bucks or something, I think it's just a replacement nipple but a friend of mine used one and totally swears by it.
The DOT 4 makes bleeding a little bit of a pain in the **** but if you don't get it on the 1st or 2nd try, drain and refill, it cuts the time being frustrated down a lot.
But remember the brakes on the 954 are serious, these are real touchy so you don't have to pull very much in on the lever, I just kinda flick ita couple times and it's useually good. Plus Be careful, I'm sure you already know this but DOT 4 is a paint and plastic eater so use lots of rags. When I did my master cylinder I put plastic over the gas tank but just a little bit splashed up in the windscreen and left a nasty mark, so be careful.
Oh, and so you know lockhart Phillips makes an easy bleeder and it's only like 10 bucks or something, I think it's just a replacement nipple but a friend of mine used one and totally swears by it.
The DOT 4 makes bleeding a little bit of a pain in the **** but if you don't get it on the 1st or 2nd try, drain and refill, it cuts the time being frustrated down a lot.
08-13-2004, 01:53 PM
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Re: bleeding the brakes ?
actually i was riding around with it leaky, and iit did drip all over the gray cover between eth front fairing and tank. some even fell onto the right fairing, paint is still there, i was worried but luckily nothing happened!!!
thanks fellas
thanks fellas
08-15-2004, 10:02 PM
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Re: bleeding the brakes ?
Originally Posted by el nino
well since my stupid *** friend looped a stoppie, i now have a case of a leaky front master cylinder.
ANYWAYS, the parts are on teh way from ebay and will probbaly involve taking off the lines and cylinder.
do you bleed em just liek a car? im guessing so, just thpught i would ask.
im guessing you squeeze the lever, hold it, bleed it, tighten bolt back up and let go... right?
ANYWAYS, the parts are on teh way from ebay and will probbaly involve taking off the lines and cylinder.
do you bleed em just liek a car? im guessing so, just thpught i would ask.
im guessing you squeeze the lever, hold it, bleed it, tighten bolt back up and let go... right?
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