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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: HarryHornby on 23 January 2016, 09:40:46 am

Title: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: HarryHornby on 23 January 2016, 09:40:46 am: One day, I'll post something in this section that goes along the lines of "whooo hooo, I've just fixed something on my bike without focing it up" but that will never happen so I'll just post my normal foc up woes.

Having changed my brake leavers for cheap chinese ones and as a result having to change my master cylinder because the one that was on there wasn't a Fazer one I finally got round to bleeding my brakes today.

The nipples looked nicely rusted up so I applied some penetrating spray, making sure I didn't get any on the brakes themselves!

One nipple turned eventually the other snapped!!! Story of my life with this bike. A simple job turns into a nightmare.

OK foccer font of knowledge, what the foc do I do now??? New caliper?
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: Ferg on 23 January 2016, 09:59:16 am: Banjo bolt with bleed nipple. I did this on a Z650 I had once. Had to unbolt the caliper to bleed it but other than that it worked well. Might save a bit of hassle in the short term?

http://www.wemoto.com/parts/picture/hl-171020_5/ (http://www.wemoto.com/parts/picture/hl-171020_5/)
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: HarryHornby on 23 January 2016, 10:05:05 am: Liking the look of that, Ferg, I'll see if my local bike shop has any :-)
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: joebloggs on 23 January 2016, 10:31:36 am: You can bleed it though the banjo bolt itself but its a little messy
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: red98 on 23 January 2016, 12:02:54 pm: Iam with joe....bleeding at the bolt should be good enough to keep you on the road :thumbup........not seen that banjo with the bleed nipple before, great idea and probs your best option.........bloody tricky boring whats left of the nipple out and no room for error and a replacement caliper aint cheap...

thanks for sharing FERG...I have a couple of rear calipers in the shed with the same problem :thumbup
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: HarryHornby on 23 January 2016, 12:18:21 pm: How do you stop air getting back in if using the banjo bolt (without the bleed valve)?

I'm guessing, wrap lots of rag around the bolt to "catch" the fluid
Undo banjo bolt a bit
squeeze brake
do up bolt
release leaver

repeat
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: Bretty on 23 January 2016, 12:29:47 pm: At least the snapped nipple has a 'pilot hole' so shouldn't be too difficult to drill out.

Is the hole big enough to get an EZ-out in. Get tons of penetrator fluid on it, all might not be lost!
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: joebloggs on 23 January 2016, 01:38:36 pm: Quote from: HarryHornby on 23 January 2016, 12:18:21 pm
How do you stop air getting back in if using the banjo bolt (without the bleed valve)?

I'm guessing, wrap lots of rag around the bolt to "catch" the fluid
Undo banjo bolt a bit
squeeze brake
do up bolt
release leaver

repeat

You got it
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: dazza on 23 January 2016, 04:53:24 pm: Harry,

PUT YOUR TOOLS DOWN AND STEP AWAY FROM THE MOTORCYCLE ! :lol
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: HarryHornby on 23 January 2016, 05:19:23 pm: Fair shout, Dazza!!! :o
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: red98 on 23 January 2016, 07:42:26 pm: Classic DAZZA post :lol
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: midden on 25 January 2016, 11:34:10 pm: Quote from: red98 on 23 January 2016, 12:02:54 pm
Iam with joe....bleeding at the bolt should be good enough to keep you on the road :thumbup........not seen that banjo with the bleed nipple before, great idea and probs your best option.........bloody tricky boring whats left of the nipple out and no room for error and a replacement caliper aint cheap...

thanks for sharing FERG...I have a couple of rear calipers in the shed with the same problem :thumbup
have you split one of your spares to see if there is any bolt coming through to get a grip on with thin nose pliers?
Title: Re: Snapped bleed valve - for foc sake!
Post by: red98 on 26 January 2016, 06:44:45 am: hi MIDDEN.....not touched them yet,i bought them in an ebay bundle when i was trying to sort the stutter on my 600.....good shout,come the spring and lighter evenings i`ll sort them out and see what can be done,be nice to have a couple of working spares :)