bleeding breaks = fun!

[The Stigenator]

especially if your using a speed bleeder attachment (not the replacement bleeds). This one attaches to the nipple and then has a one way valve so it only lets fluid out.. mmmmm

It took me maybe 1/2 hr to do both front and back. However i did have to redo the front because i accidently got air in the first time, and i bled it again to make sure there was no air.

My GS 500 is goign to have such nice brakes tommorow. I hope i dont crash by having brakes that feel responsive. The old fluid was about 3.5yrs old. Brake fluid needs to be flushed out ever so often. I am going to get my focus brakes bled when i get to 100K.


Those of you who think i am mechanically challenged because i still use "lefty loosy / righty tighty" - you are wrong. i do it whenever i can by myself, but i like to have some assitance, even if someone watching over me.

Now if i can figure out how to cut off the nubs under my controls.. i cant seem to cut them off.. time to canabalise my mom's kitchen for a sharp knife otherwise i got to make a run to autozone at this hour.

 

[TechnoKid]

every two years. brake fluid is hygroscopic; it absorbs moisture. change it about every two years(unless it silicone brake fluid, but they usually only use this in museum cars) regardless of milage, change it more often if you race on a track, or are using a brake fluid with a low wet boiling point (under 300 for example).

 

[The Stigenator]

i wanted to use DOT5 (not DOT5.1 which is hygroscopic too) but DOT5 wasnt available to me. Moreover i had a bottle of DOT 4 that a friend gave me about 3 weeks ago, so i used that, its a high boiling point fluid.. good stuff.

I dont track race as yet, but i will do so when i get some time. In the meantime, good clean brake fluid is essential to solid braking. I just hope i dont lock the rear up. I remember when i first got my GS i used to lock the rear real easy..

 

[gw186]

Good for you:thumbsup: I enjoy working on vehicles

 

[Eli]

B-R-A-K-E-S.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: Eli
B-R-A-K-E-S.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: Eli
B-R-A-K-E-S.

:thumbsup:

Their essential for stopping cars, trucks, and bikes in they're tracks, without them there potential for danger would be much higher...

 

[Nebor]

Dot 5 is not compatible with DOT 3 or DOT 4 systems. DOT 5+ is compatible though.

 

[whoiswes]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Dot 5 is not compatible with DOT 3 or DOT 4 systems. DOT 5+ is compatible though.

exactly. stick with DOT 4 - it's fine for what you're doing.

FWIW, i've never had to bleed my brakes. instead of filling from the top, I fill from the bottom. go pick up a 2 cycle oil syringe, fill with brake fluid, and pump fluid into the caliper from the bleed screw (the tubing on the syringe fits over the nipple). no bubbles and no mess. works like a charm. watch the master cylinder, though - the fluid will actually squirt out of the main piston inlet hole and can hit the ceiling, etc (yes, it happened to me my first time - now I just lay a rag over the master).

PM me if you want more details.