Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #60646
From: pete@leapfrogventures.com <pete@leapfrogventures.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: brake caliper
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:04:14 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>

Brad,

 

I pressure bled mine from the bottom.  Works quite well.  Put a hose fitting in place of the cap on the reservoir and attached a clear hose to it.  Used a handheld garden sprayer filled with brake fluid.  Takes a while for all of the bubbles to escape.  No need to actuate the pedals for this method.  Two people makes it much easier to do.

 

Pete

 

From: Brad jepp [mailto:brad4666k@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 5:51 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: brake caliper

 

Does anyone know the best way to bleed the brakes? I replaced the "O" rings in the brake caliper because I had a slow drip. I was careful to remove the line

from the caliper and then capped off the line while I had the caliper off. I installed the caliper after replacing the "O" rings and then screwed on the flexible line and had someone

inside apply pressure to the brake (like in a car) and loosened the bottom bleeder valve until fluid ran out. brake is still spongy . Any help on this

would be great. Brad- LIV

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