FRUCK brake bleeding
 

so i was outside playing with my bike, thinking of putting it back together. i started it up just to let it run for a few minutes before i check the oil, and while i was blippin the throttle a little bit after she was warm my dumb ass squeezes the brake lever.


yea the caliper was still off the mount on my front fork...


so how fuckin hard is it to bleed my brakes? anybody offer some tips? a summary of events.

I know i'll need some tubing to prevent the shit from getting on anything and some DOT4 fluid, anything else?

think i could get one at the autoparts store next door to me?

Yes sir. Auto Zone or Pep Boys should do it.

As easy as it is to bleed them, save the $10. It's a one man job. Just get your tube hooked good, make sure your bottle won't fall over, and pump away. The lever is less than 3 feet away from the caliper!

well heres what i got... all i need?

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3...8ab61cbsx5.png

napa auto parts 50 ft from the house is awesome.

How does that 1 man jones work?

Not sure I understand... The only problem is that the piston is out of the caliper right?

I would think all you would have to do is just clamp the caliper to push the piston back in to slide it back over the pads.. Unless I'm missing somethin.. :idk:

yea i did. but they felt a little spongy...

the brakes are the one thing keeping you out of the car in front of you's trunk... i think i'll spend 20 bucks to make sure they're 100%

Obviously brakes are important....

From your original post it seemed you wanted to bleed the brakes to get the caliper back on.. Bleeding is very easy.. I did it when I replaced my lines with stainless. I bought a mity-vac which only required me to bleed the brakes like 5 times and they were solid..

Just pump, hold the lever, then bleed and repeat many times..

That tube might help ya out..

Good luck.