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Re: Bleeding brake.
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2018, 08:57:11 AM »
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Stripped down the cylinder and everything seems ok. A couple of petals seem to be slightly more bent upwards but apart from that looks perfect to me

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Re: Bleeding brake.
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2018, 09:11:39 AM »
There isn't supposed to be any suction, the fluid is returned to the master cylinder by the seal in the caliper pulling back into it's correct position after being distorted by the fluid entering it under pressure from the master cylinder.  There should be pressure at the master cylinder when you pull the lever with your finger over the end of it, did you get pressure?
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Re: Bleeding brake.
« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2018, 09:17:27 AM »
 I don't think so

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Re: Bleeding brake.
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2018, 12:06:23 PM »
Reassembled and ready for another go. For some reason it seems to be pushing in more smoothly but at the same time there's more resistance.

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Re: Bleeding brake.
« Reply #19 on: April 18, 2018, 07:45:20 PM »
Done! Really easy this time. Got a much much better feeling lever now. Was really wooden feeling before and the brake actually feels like it would stop you! Suspect there was air in it before.

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Re: Bleeding brake.
« Reply #20 on: April 18, 2018, 08:48:36 PM »
Done! Really easy this time. Got a much much better feeling lever now. Was really wooden feeling before and the brake actually feels like it would stop you! Suspect there was air in it before.
Good job. Always good to hear of success.
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Re: Bleeding brake.
« Reply #21 on: April 19, 2018, 06:02:23 AM »
Thanks for the advice, still trying to fathom out why it wouldn't work the first time.

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Re: Bleeding brake.
« Reply #22 on: April 19, 2018, 07:27:42 AM »
Sod's sixth law mate

 

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