300ex front brakes

[fasterblaster09]

i've taken off my front brakes,and when put them back on,the were not grabbing (not catching),so i put brake fluid,and it still not catching.where the brake lines meet (where you botl them together,i think it is somewheres right there that the problem is.all i do it unscrew the bult,then slip the lines on then just screw it back?..because that is what i did,and i will kill myself if i go without them..any help would be appreciated!

[ethanp87]

did you take the lines off and the fluid drain out. if you did then you need to bleed them.done by unlosining the grease fitiing looking thing and pumping fluid un till the is no air leaks

[fasterblaster09]

yes all of it drained out...so all i do is lossen the bolt,then pump the brakes until....??

[ethanp87]

pump um till there is like a solid flow with no stop in the flow out of the fitting. make sure to leave the resivor cap off

[fasterblaster09]

ok i will try it tomorrow..thanks alot

neil

[my400exrules]

air in the line sounds like

[Out_Sider]

ok.. since no one bothered to tel you how to bleed brakes, here is a step by step instructional

1. take the top off the front fluid rezzy
2. add fluid
3. first u need to do a gravity bleed, u do this by leaving the lever OUT, and un screwing the caps (dont take them off, just loosen them some) dotn forget to keep adding fluid as it drains out (this may take awhile to get fluid goin, but give it time)
4. once u have a steady fluid drain, tighten the caps and pump the lever and then hold the lever in, and loosen one caliper at a time..
5. do this until you have a nice tight feel on the brake lever

[fasterblaster09]

ok,thanks alot..realy appreciate it

neil