Braided Lines...

[anutz]

So i had a go at fitting my braided lines...and for now as i have an MOT this week have settled with my stock lines and re-bled them..

The issue i had was routing, all looked ok, but anyone have any examples of how they routed their braied lines, this being 2 piece kit, i.e. no OEM joint on the bottom yoke...

Thanks

[fazersharp]

These are crops from bigger pictures but i suppose the crucial one is the one from the master which I will have to go an take, bear in mind and allow for that when the bike is off the stand and your weight is on it too, as the forks compresses.
 

[sinto]

So i had a go at fitting my braided lines...and for now as i have an MOT this week have settled with my stock lines and re-bled them..

The issue i had was routing, all looked ok, but anyone have any examples of how they routed their braied lines, this being 2 piece kit, i.e. no OEM joint on the bottom yoke...

Thanks

That's a bummer
You'll now need to bleed them twice

[anutz]

Thanks Fazersharp....

So i had a go at fitting my braided lines...and for now as i have an MOT this week have settled with my stock lines and re-bled them..

The issue i had was routing, all looked ok, but anyone have any examples of how they routed their braied lines, this being 2 piece kit, i.e. no OEM joint on the bottom yoke...

Thanks

That's a bummer
You'll now need to bleed them twice

Yes, but i have had that much practice now its worth it -- still a pain!

[anutz]

fazersharp - that little clamp you are using 1/2 way up where they meet - where did you get that?

[sinto]

I was wondering how long it'd take you to ask that, I was thinking anutz doesn't have that clamp, bet that's why his lines don't look right

[fazersharp]

Twas hein Garrick but no doubt JS now has them just google err I think cable clamp or indeed braided line clamp, -------------------- its sundaty and bear is tacing ober

[anutz]

I was wondering how long it'd take you to ask that, I was thinking anutz doesn't have that clamp, bet that's why his lines don't look right

yep....googling now!

[sinto]

Twas hein Garrick but no doubt JS now has them just google err I think cable clamp or indeed braided line clamp, -------------------- its sundaty and bear is tacing ober

Foc me, that bear is foccin good
He's quite good at typing too

[sinto]

I was wondering how long it'd take you to ask that, I was thinking anutz doesn't have that clamp, bet that's why his lines don't look right

yep....googling now!

M&P do them too

[fazersharp]

Hmmm now you say so I think I may of goyt it from there
Av you found one yet anutz

[fazersharp]

Right here you go --- I keep every receipt that I have ever spent on the bike and I have the receipt from M&P 2008, 568216 product code brake cable seperator --chrome £3.99

[anutz]

thanks - i shall take a look....after i have finished my pizza....

[fazersharp]

this is the same thing  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-brake-line-or-cable-separator-suit-8mm-diameter-3-PVC-covered-hose-or-Cable-/181765059155?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2a520ab253

[anutz]

Thanks - ordered some blue ones....

Now the dilema is - leave my old ones on or put the braided ones on the night before the MOT test 

Suspect will leave all well alone till MOT is done, have the lever tired to the bar for a final bleed tommmorow..

Thanks for the pics and links

[Nebuchernezzer]

Ohh good link to ebay, I've had cable ties holding mine like that for a while but time for a proper solution

[sinto]

Thanks - ordered some blue ones....

Your going for the slow colour?

Now the dilema is - leave my old ones on

or put the braided ones on the night before the MOT test 

Suspect will leave all well alone till MOT is done, have the lever tired to the bar for a final bleed tommmorow..

[anutz]

Any one have experience of using these one way valves....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Motorcycle-Car-Brake-Bleeder-Clutch-Bleed-Bleeding-Tool-Kit-Little-Bleeder-/400753396434?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d4ec38ad2

[sinto]

Just use the best method....
Tube onto your bleed nipple,  other end in a jar with a wee screw in the end of the tube and a small slit in the tube that allows the air to escape.

[anutz]

So i may have some problems with leaks from the bleed nipples.....

Am watching them but am sure there is some fluid collecting.....so i may be taking them all to bits and just put the braided lines on and re-seat the bleed nipples while i am at it.....hose clamps should be here as well...if they still weep then i shall have to see what to do...

....has anyone used or has one of these at the master cylinder, they do a double one as well....same size and pitch as the spec ones i think i.e. M10*1.25

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-BANJO-BOLT-with-BLEED-NIPPLE-Screw-10-x-1-25mm-Honda-Kawasaki-Yamaha-/370626389489?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item564b0de5f1&nma=true&si=uAZbCROv3122tgC%252BKytMRJE8o8U%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[fazersharp]

I had the same problem with the bleed nipple kept weeping but I cannot remember if I just kept tightening them or if I ended up buying new ones or it could of just been oil in the thread chamber coming out which eventually stopped

[anutz]

yeah i recall you posted something a while ago, i forget what you did as well...

Have my rear caliper seals here now so getting that sorted then its just keeping an eye on leaks and barring that its good to ride...

watching them like a hawk...

[anutz]

So a slight update, have the rear fitted and bled, not sure if the bleed nipple is leaking or not, over night some fluid has ran down the back of the caliper onto the floor but there is pressure in the brake, so it might just be what was trapped in the bleed nipple threads as Fazersharp has mentioned...

I am watching the fronts as well...

Does any one use any type of sealant on the threads or something similar to stop any leaking etc...

[Andy FZS]

Mine seem to be leaking to after bleeding the brakes. I fitted stainless bleed nipples thinking I'd improve things but now I wonder. So I guess if I still have a damp patch in a few days then I have a problem.

[Jules-C]

It's not the thread that forms the seal it's the tapered end of the bleed nipple blocking the end of the narrow channel in the caliper body