bleeded brakes, now they are leaking....im confused.........

[tom416ex]

i just put my front end back together on my 400ex. The brakes just dont seem right, they still seem soft, but when i loosen the nut to let the air out, fluid is the only thing that comes out. but i did notice today when i got home from work that they are leaking from where the bolt connects to the caliper, its not bad, but they were wet and there was a little fluid sitting on the bottom of my rims. Im wondering if i tightened the bolt tooo much and bent the washer which is causing the fluid to slightly drip out and let some kind of air get back into the lines. What do you guys think?


Tom

[Scro]

Did you put a washer on both sides of the brakeline? Try using a rubber mallet to tap the caliper. Sometimes air bubbles can get trapped in there.