polecat Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 (edited) Hi,I just bled my brakes and pushed all the air through using one of those one way valve bleeder kits.Problem is when all the air was gone I closed the nipple and the brake has no resistance at all .What Am I doing wrong Edited June 29, 2011 by polecat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Sounds like air still in there mate. An old trick is to tape the brake lever in overnight, allow any bubbles to rise to resovoir.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Sounds like air still in there mate. An old trick is to tape the brake lever in overnight, allow any bubbles to rise to resovoir....Thanks ....How much brake fluid would you expect to pump through as I only have half a litre ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Done it a few times, sometimes been piss easy, other times I have used loads .... How long is a piece of string jobbie .... try the lever thing first ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Done it a few times, sometimes been piss easy, other times I have used loads .... How long is a piece of string jobbie .... try the lever thing first ...Thanks Dan I will keep trying (its my first time)Hope the piece of string is not more than half a litre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastanglianbiker Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 as the new fluid is coming out as long as you are saving it into a clean jar/tub you can reuse it to top up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 as the new fluid is coming out as long as you are saving it into a clean jar/tub you can reuse it to top upgood point well made !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polecat Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 It works !!!!!!!! Allthough I must confess that i got so excited when my brake started to work that I forgot to top up the resevoir ..oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Glad you got it sorted!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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