

| Subject: | Re: Brake bleeding problems |
| From: | Dug Smith |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:01:39 -0700 |
> OK. I did 2 rounds of the "yell at your wife" method of brake bleeding, Got
> allot of air out. The brakes feel like they do whenever I have gotten the
> van back from any of my mechanics in the past. That meaning the pedal goes
> down as far as it always has and a little pumping the brakes firms them
> up a bit. This my third master cylinder BTW and my brakes have always shown this
> behavior. They've always firmed up a bit when pumping. Maybe I'll try
> bleeding again this weekend. Also, the brakes don't feel "great" because I
> have new pads up front and need to wear them in a bit.
It sounds like you still have a little air trapped in there.
One of the silly little tricks we have with motorcycles is to zip tie
the brakes on overnight - air rises, and this allows it through the
master cylinder into the reservoir. I've even completely bled brakes
doing this. You could put something heavy on the brake pedal, like a
cinder block. It doesn't hurt to tap the brake system from the slaves
cylinders to the hoses in case there are trapped bubbles on joints etc.
toodle pip,
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