best/easiest way to bleed a handbrake system

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Jan 30, 2008 | 03:28 PM

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skidmark

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Re: best/easiest way to bleed a handbrake system

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Originally Posted by marcus_136

...it usually says on the side of the brakefluid bottle that you shouldnt use it 14 days after you opened the bottle.

I've used opened bottles of brake fluid a few months later and no problems. I just squeezed the bottle so there is less air to take moisture from & just put the cap back on

I never heard the bleeding trick, i'm gonna try it, thanks!

Jan 30, 2008 | 03:39 PM

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Re: best/easiest way to bleed a handbrake system

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Originally Posted by old man roger

brake fluid is hydroscopic meaning it absorbs moisture but just opening the bottle long enough to fill your master doesn't mean you need to throw the rest of the brake fluid away ,it doesn't instantly absorb moisture it takes time ..

as long as you have the cap on the bottle while it's stored it wil last a very long time , i mean think about it when you bleed the brakes on your car the system is open for a good 20 or 30 minutes and that brake fluid is still good some times for years..

leaving the cap off your res over night shouldn't be a problem either as long as it is in a warm dry place like a garage but i wouldn't leave it open if it is in a place that is damp or out side over night

Right on......just treat your fluid like it's a coke bottle working with the carbonation and is not ifluenced to loose carbonation (gain water) if there is air in the bottle.....It'll be good for a long amount of time, and you CAN get tons of water in the fluid in there by leaving the resovoir for days....

Also, this trick doesn't guarantee to get all the air out, and chances are it definitely wont. Remember air can get hung up in places. But this isn't necessairly a bad thing for a handbrake system, because it'll keep the handbrake soft enough to pull, but for that i reccomend putting an air bubble into the master itself, so it's easier to pull, NOT air in the lines.

Jan 30, 2008 | 03:48 PM

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Re: best/easiest way to bleed a handbrake system

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Originally Posted by Ryan S

ok......mr. colton taught me this so i can't take all the credit, but since it's winter out and you may not be riding your bike.....simply take a zip tie and zip tie the hand brake lever to the bar....walk away and fill the cup daily.....it will be rock hard the next time you want to ride again.....i have bled an entire handbrake system without spilling a DROP of brake fluid.

oh yeah.....and full throttle all the way fellas......bill is a genius.:YEAH

Weren't you talking about this in Bill McMahon's hb bleeding sticky?

Jan 30, 2008 | 03:54 PM

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Re: best/easiest way to bleed a handbrake system

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i guess i'm just a little late on the trick then....but i know a lot of people out there DONT know about this.....it's seriously the easiest way to bleed a handbrake system.....i'm just tired of seeing all these posts about not being able to bleed my handbrake system......all you need is a zip tie and some time.

Yea but who is gonna wait two weeks or so to bleed their brakes?...
Especially if you can do it in 10 minutes with a tube and a botle, that way you wont spill a drop either..

Jan 30, 2008 | 03:58 PM

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Re: best/easiest way to bleed a handbrake system

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Originally Posted by Johnnie Do

Yea but who is gonna wait two weeks or so to bleed their brakes?...
Especially if you can do it in 10 minutes with a tube and a botle, that way you wont spill a drop either..

i always just put my finger over the bleeder and pump away ,who cares if you spill brake fluid ? i just hose it down when im done

Jan 30, 2008 | 04:21 PM

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Re: best/easiest way to bleed a handbrake system

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Originally Posted by DerekMey

But this isn't necessairly a bad thing for a handbrake system, because it'll keep the handbrake soft enough to pull, but for that i reccomend putting an air bubble into the master itself, so it's easier to pull, NOT air in the lines.

This is not good advice...

If your master is too hard to pull then you need a new master... putting air into the system is gonna give you a mushy, un-predictable feel... w/ less power

And whether you put the air into the master, the line, the caliper, whatever... it's all in the same place and will do the same thing.

Jan 30, 2008 | 04:26 PM

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Re: best/easiest way to bleed a handbrake system

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Originally Posted by DerekMey

....But this isn't necessairly a bad thing for a handbrake system, because it'll keep the handbrake soft enough to pull, but for that i reccomend putting an air bubble into the master itself, so it's easier to pull, NOT air in the lines.