Bonzai 2 Posted June 9, 2006 i have borrowed a bleed pipe from a mate, it has a one way valve in it for supposed one man bleeding. i followed the haynes manual directions for rear left, rear right, front left, front right pumping the pedal 15 times each one and checking for bubbles in the pipe. The first 3 looked ok, but the front right had bubbles in the pipe that seemed not to move no matter how much i pumped the pedal. and the pedal is still really soft and sinks all the way down. the fluid level in the reservoir never seemed to decrease much if anything. should i have refitted the reservoir cap or does this not matter? (i didnt think it did anyway) Any Ideas? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KaspaCti 0 Posted June 9, 2006 i have borrowed a bleed pipe from a mate, it has a one way valve in it for supposed one man bleeding. i followed the haynes manual directions for rear left, rear right, front left, front right pumping the pedal 15 times each one and checking for bubbles in the pipe. The first 3 looked ok, but the front right had bubbles in the pipe that seemed not to move no matter how much i pumped the pedal. and the pedal is still really soft and sinks all the way down. the fluid level in the reservoir never seemed to decrease much if anything. should i have refitted the reservoir cap or does this not matter? (i didnt think it did anyway) Any Ideas? Cheers Hi Bonzai If the bubbles aren't moving that would suggest that the fluid isn't being expelled from the brake nipple (seems to be backed up by your fluid level not going down either). Are you sure the nipple is slackened off enough? Guess it could also be blocked with crud, worth a look anyway. Not a problem having the reservoir cap off, just make sure you keep it topped up to at least the min line or you'll undo all your hard work by drawing air into the system! Sean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joelpsmith 1 Posted June 9, 2006 are you sure all the bleed nipples on the other calipers are tightened up again before you start on the one you're having problems with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rescue dude 0 Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) All the above but if i were you i'd get someone else to pump and try it the old fashioned way in case the one way valve isn't working properly. Edited June 9, 2006 by rescue dude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonzai 2 Posted June 9, 2006 yeh cheers for replies, im going to get a second person involved so i have a better idea of whats going on with my nipples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLPoomobile 958 Posted June 12, 2006 Any luck? I had the same problem and went through about 2 bottles of fluid but bubbles just kept on coming from the front right. 10 minutes with a mate doing the old fasioned way and all was good. And that was 10 minutes to redo the whole system, not just the front right! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stealth_pug 0 Posted June 12, 2006 don't bother with the valve things its much simpler with someone pumping for you and takes no time at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonzai 2 Posted June 12, 2006 yeah it was easy with someone else. took me a while to get used to the operation and would have been much easier if i had bothered to take the wheels off, but ive done it. pedal is quite soft for the first 1/3 of travel but rock solid after that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
