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Remote front brake master cylinder bleeding

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Remote front brake master cylinder bleeding

Postby duncan1958 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:22 pm

Have fitted a remote front brake master cylinder to my cut down project.
There was I am sure some info on how to bleed the little bleeders.
Have used a syringe to push some fluid through from the hose that would come from a resovour and have it coming out at the caliper end now
can get some movement on the caliper piston but not enough to grip the disc.
Can anyone shed some light.
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Re: Remote front brake master cylinder bleeding

Postby Tractorman » Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:30 pm

Not of the specific way on your system but there must be a bleed screw on the slave cylinder, if you slacken the bleed screw and pull the brake on slowly and hold it there whilst you tighten up the bleed screw. You repeat this process until no more air bubbles come out the bleed screw, make sure you keep the reservoir topped up whilst doing this.
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Re: Remote front brake master cylinder bleeding

Postby duncan1958 » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:55 am

Thanks for info Tractorman,
I was aware of the bleed nipple on the caliper.
Have managed to get it sorted by first of all getting the pistons in the caliper closer to the pads and the disc.
Then leaving the bleed nipple open a small amoutnt and letting gravity do its job by slowly dripping fluid out onto a piece of paper.
Closed off the nipple and have a working front brake now.
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