GSXR brake caliper rebuild
Discussion
Hi All,
Pistons are in, calipers joined back together, and vacuum pump to bleed brakes is here.
Is the procedure for using pump to bleed brakes as follows:
1) suck old fluid out of reservoir using vacuum pump
2) add new fluid to reservoir
3) Go to caliper opposite the reservoir (i.e nearside), attach bleeder hose, create 10 - 15mmHg vacuum, and then crack open bleed nipple to allow fluid to come out into container
4) keep doing this until fluid comes out clear with no air bubbles
5) Repeat process on offside caliper.
6) Finally use vacuum to bleed at master cylinder until clear fluid (with no bubbles) comes out.
7) Check lever is nice and firm and put the reservoir cap back on
Am I listing the steps correctly? Anything I have missed?
Pistons are in, calipers joined back together, and vacuum pump to bleed brakes is here.
Is the procedure for using pump to bleed brakes as follows:
1) suck old fluid out of reservoir using vacuum pump
2) add new fluid to reservoir
3) Go to caliper opposite the reservoir (i.e nearside), attach bleeder hose, create 10 - 15mmHg vacuum, and then crack open bleed nipple to allow fluid to come out into container
4) keep doing this until fluid comes out clear with no air bubbles
5) Repeat process on offside caliper.
6) Finally use vacuum to bleed at master cylinder until clear fluid (with no bubbles) comes out.
7) Check lever is nice and firm and put the reservoir cap back on
Am I listing the steps correctly? Anything I have missed?
JimClark49 said:
Hi All,
Pistons are in, calipers joined back together, and vacuum pump to bleed brakes is here.
Is the procedure for using pump to bleed brakes as follows:
1) suck old fluid out of reservoir using vacuum pump
2) add new fluid to reservoir
3) Go to caliper opposite the reservoir (i.e nearside), attach bleeder hose, create 10 - 15mmHg vacuum, and then crack open bleed nipple to allow fluid to come out into container
4) keep doing this until fluid comes out clear with no air bubbles
5) Repeat process on offside caliper.
6) Finally use vacuum to bleed at master cylinder until clear fluid (with no bubbles) comes out.
7) Check lever is nice and firm and put the reservoir cap back on
Am I listing the steps correctly? Anything I have missed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPL7bpgcmVIPistons are in, calipers joined back together, and vacuum pump to bleed brakes is here.
Is the procedure for using pump to bleed brakes as follows:
1) suck old fluid out of reservoir using vacuum pump
2) add new fluid to reservoir
3) Go to caliper opposite the reservoir (i.e nearside), attach bleeder hose, create 10 - 15mmHg vacuum, and then crack open bleed nipple to allow fluid to come out into container
4) keep doing this until fluid comes out clear with no air bubbles
5) Repeat process on offside caliper.
6) Finally use vacuum to bleed at master cylinder until clear fluid (with no bubbles) comes out.
7) Check lever is nice and firm and put the reservoir cap back on
Am I listing the steps correctly? Anything I have missed?
Basically that's it, though I would start at the master cylinder and work towards the furthest away caliper. Just don't let the fluid in the reservoir drop below minimum and keep the vacuum pressure up.
gwm said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPL7bpgcmVI
Basically that's it, though I would start at the master cylinder and work towards the furthest away caliper. Just don't let the fluid in the reservoir drop below minimum and keep the vacuum pressure up.
Thanks mate.Basically that's it, though I would start at the master cylinder and work towards the furthest away caliper. Just don't let the fluid in the reservoir drop below minimum and keep the vacuum pressure up.
The reason I thought master cylinder is last is because air rises, and the cylinder is at the highest point.
kev b said:
I'll guess the O ring is not made from rubber, it will be nitrile or similar, totally oil proof unlike real rubber which is not used much nowadays.
Moving the goalposts already...Tell you what, why don't you tell me a widely available rubber automotive product which dissolves in WD40 and I'll soak it like BN is doing. I'll happily post the results either way.
Let's make Biker Banter the QI of Pistonheads...
Prof Prolapse said:
Moving the goalposts already...
Tell you what, why don't you tell me a widely available rubber automotive product which dissolves in WD40 and I'll soak it like BN is doing. I'll happily post the results either way.
Let's make Biker Banter the QI of Pistonheads...
It'll be 2 weeks tomorrow since I dropped the seal in WD 40, what is happening is that the WD 40 is evaporating, I'll up load the video on FB. Tell you what, why don't you tell me a widely available rubber automotive product which dissolves in WD40 and I'll soak it like BN is doing. I'll happily post the results either way.
Let's make Biker Banter the QI of Pistonheads...
I can't be arsed to wait any longer.
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