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nakomis0
08-16-2003, 06:13 AM
I got front and rear SS lines and Im having some trouble bleeding the fronts.

The rear was no problem. These damn fronts though......

It seems like there is no air in the lines. When I crack the bleeder it looks pretty much like just brake fluid coming out. I pumped the heck out of them and its not getting any more pressure.

My buddy also is having the same problem, we did ours seperatly so whatever mistake im making he must be making that too. I'm sure we both are just using standard brake bleeding techniques.

So is there like a trick for these front brakes?

4TraxRider
08-16-2003, 05:36 PM
Ride them around a little or tap the lines and see if there is any air trapped somewhere at a bend or somehting.

400ex45
08-17-2003, 03:44 AM
hey i did that about 2 months ago and the thing that helped me is when bleeding the front brake unbolt the fron brake rezzy and make it so the like and the rezzy is strait up. the gravity will help bleed the brakes.

nakomis0
08-17-2003, 09:57 AM
Ok it took about 3 days but they are bleed. :huh

I just kept the cap off the resevior.. and went out there everyday to pump it a few times, and fill it with more brake fluid.

Ya so basically 3 days to gravity bleed some front brakes .. nice.:mad:

JD400exrider
08-18-2003, 06:05 PM
I had the same problem. Went to Napa and bought the break bleeding pump. It is like a vacuum line tester. Done in five minutes. Works very well.