29-01-13, 01:50 PM
Since this, I have replaced my front lines with braided ones. I was dreading the bleeding process, but after a chat with a bike mechanic I know, he advised to do it in conjunction with some other jobs and let gravity do most of the work for you.
I used 2 empty glass coffee jars, 2 lengths of car washer tubing and just filled the cylinder up, bled the master to the top bolt on the brake lines and then left the bleed nipples at on caliper open at a time.
Within about 10-15 minutes you start to see traces of fluid appear which you can help by tapping the lines wherever you can get to them. The start pumping the lever, re-filling the reservoir etc.
Works a treat.
I used 2 empty glass coffee jars, 2 lengths of car washer tubing and just filled the cylinder up, bled the master to the top bolt on the brake lines and then left the bleed nipples at on caliper open at a time.
Within about 10-15 minutes you start to see traces of fluid appear which you can help by tapping the lines wherever you can get to them. The start pumping the lever, re-filling the reservoir etc.
Works a treat.