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Re: [ST] bleeding brakes



Tony,

I don't know if the Speed Bleeders could be part of the problem; I
dicked around with brake bleeding problems for years until I finally
bit the bullet and bought a MityVac bleeder.  It ended all those
frustrations for $35.

Mike

--- Antonio Bird <abird4@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have had a 2001 Sprint RS since the end of last year. Like it a
> lot,
> but have had a bit of a bit of a problem with the front brake
> getting
> spongy/long lever travel.  First noticed this about 200 miles into
> ownership; brakes bled by mechanic, felt better; then noticed it
> again
> about 1200 miles later.  In both cases I had moved the reservoir in
> order
> to adjust fork spring preload, in such a way that I may have put a
> bit of
> a kink in the hose, and driven around like that for a while. 
> 
> Despite modest mechanical abilities, I decided to try to bleed the
> brakes
> myself.  Bought and installed speed bleeders.  Seemed to be going
> OK
> until I drained the reservoir too low and let air in the system. 
> Then
> got floppy lever which did not push through the fluid when I added
> more. 
> 
> I spoke to someone at the company who suggested loosening the
> fitting
> between the master cylinder and the line leading to the caliper,
> and pump
> the lever slowly. I did so, and eventually got fluid coming out of
> the
> speed bleeder (bubble free) although it seemed to be pumping a
> relatively
> small amount of fluid per stroke of the lever, compared to before.
> I then
> tightened that speed bleeder and went on to the next one.
> 
> I was unable to get any fluid coming out. I then tried the trick
> with
> loosening the master cyclinder fitting again. Very little fluid
> seeped
> out around the fitting. It appears that there is still air in the
> system,
> but I don't know what my next step is.   Not liking the fact that
> my
> motorcycle is unrideable at the moment!  Have an email in to the
> company,
> but thought I would try here, too.  Any advice would be much
> appreciated--thanks--Tony
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