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Robfzs

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Bleeding brakes.
« on: 21 May 2012, 08:50:06 pm »
fitted the new braided lines and go to bleed it up

do the opn nipple,pull lever,close nipple let go of leaver a fair few times and nothing happensfluid level doesn't change or anything,take off the hoses from the mc and no fluid comes out when i pump ?

any ideas
« Last Edit: 21 May 2012, 08:57:16 pm by Robfzs »

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Re: Bleeding brakes.
« Reply #1 on: 21 May 2012, 08:55:37 pm »
Have you tried filling the reservoir? ;)

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Re: Bleeding brakes.
« Reply #2 on: 21 May 2012, 08:56:31 pm »
yes.

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Re: Bleeding brakes.
« Reply #3 on: 21 May 2012, 09:09:34 pm »
sounds like the mother of all airlocks. if you can get your hands on a big syringe, then maybe you could try pushing the airlock from down on the caliper back up to the mc. done it in the past. works a treat ;)  good luck Ade

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Re: Bleeding brakes.
« Reply #4 on: 21 May 2012, 09:28:50 pm »
managed to get the mc pumping by putting thumb over the hole and pumping till it presurised then put the pipes back on,mate said that his did the same and just got to keep pumping till it comes through

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Re: Bleeding brakes.
« Reply #5 on: 21 May 2012, 10:32:05 pm »
just keep at it lad   i finished up putting a cable tie over my brake lever overnight not to tight mind u  an hey presto next morn i had a hard lever    :rolleyes  this was after spending about   5 hours pumping front brakes    btw had back brakes done in 15 mins  :wall

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Re: Bleeding brakes.
« Reply #6 on: 22 May 2012, 11:18:28 pm »
sorted them

went round a mates and he had the mc apart as it wasn;t right,then reverse bled it and then normal bled it,pretty firm now