Re: Brakes

["ann k.curcio" <curcio@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard & Lisa,

The MightyVac everyone is telling you about should be available at any of the
larger auto parts stores.  It consists of a hand powered vacuum pump with a
removeable reservoir to catch the brake fluid.  This all gets attached to the
caliper bleeder by a hose.  To use the device all you do is pump up vacuum in
the reservoir and open the bleeder until all the air is expelled from your
brakes.  If the pedal still remains 'soft' you can also use this device to
force brake fluid through the bleeder and fill the system this way.  The air
gets purged through the master cylinder reservoir.  To use the tool this way
just remove the hose from the vacuum port on the pump and attach it to the
pressure port.  Fill the MightyVac reservoir with new brake fluid and and
start pumping with the bleeder open.  Watch the master cylinder until there
are no more bubbles.  I have found this second method to be the only thing
that works with systems that tend to trap air.  If all else fails take it to
the dealer and let them go crazy with it.  Hope this helps.

Dan

BTW -  brake fluid eats paint  and some plastics better than furniture
stripper so be very careful not to spray or drip it onto any part of the bike.



Richard & Lisa White wrote:

> Well, we got out and took a nice Sunday spin today.  Before we left,
> Richard wanted to bleed my brakes, as he had to "break" the line when he
> installed my hugger.  He had to do the same thing to his bike.
>
> Difference:  The movement in the rear brake lever on his ST stayed
> around 1" from "resting" to fully compressed.  I now have around 2" of
> mushy movement from "resting" to fully compressed.  Talk about losing
> confidence in the rear brake!!  We bled her some more with no air
> showing in the fluid, and while she tightened up a bit, it was still
> pretty bad!  Any suggestions?  Should I just take her to the shop and
> let them them deal with it?  I could still ride her because as bad as it
> felt, it was still no worse than my Bandit was.  I was just a bit more
> careful because I knew my brakes were not as sharp as usual.  Any
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
>
> Lisa
>
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