NoRiders
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Hi, Hoping someone on here might be able to help me please.
I thought I'd try and bleed the front brakeson my CBX550 project today, filled the reservoir, opened one caliper bleed nipple and pumped the lever...nothing. Not much fluid movement save for a small/slight blow back from the transfer hole to the main piston chamber? Undid the M/C flexi pipe connection and nothing coming out of the M/C. Despite repeated lever pumps no fluid moved out of the M/C at all.
I've stripped the M/C to check all is well with the seals and they appear to be in good order, small amount of remaining crud but nothing too bad.
I get the feeling I have to prime the system before bleeding....never done it on a bike before.
System comprises, handlebar mounted M/C and reservoir, single braided flexi to T splitter then two single braids to each caliper. I had only opened one caliper nipple. Using a pipe and jar with 2cm of fluid in it to bleed....like I would do a car.
Can anyone shed some light on how to do it from dry please? I think priming will help, if I can figure a way to do it that is.
I have a syringe and 1ltr of brand new DOT4 synthetic fluid.
Hope someone can offer advice?
Thank you.
I thought I'd try and bleed the front brakeson my CBX550 project today, filled the reservoir, opened one caliper bleed nipple and pumped the lever...nothing. Not much fluid movement save for a small/slight blow back from the transfer hole to the main piston chamber? Undid the M/C flexi pipe connection and nothing coming out of the M/C. Despite repeated lever pumps no fluid moved out of the M/C at all.
I've stripped the M/C to check all is well with the seals and they appear to be in good order, small amount of remaining crud but nothing too bad.
I get the feeling I have to prime the system before bleeding....never done it on a bike before.
System comprises, handlebar mounted M/C and reservoir, single braided flexi to T splitter then two single braids to each caliper. I had only opened one caliper nipple. Using a pipe and jar with 2cm of fluid in it to bleed....like I would do a car.
Can anyone shed some light on how to do it from dry please? I think priming will help, if I can figure a way to do it that is.
I have a syringe and 1ltr of brand new DOT4 synthetic fluid.
Hope someone can offer advice?
Thank you.