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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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help on how to bleed brakes

Wats up guys, i have a question im very very mechanical ignorant, im still learning how to work on bikes and do my own tune ups n ****, ok so today i was trying to change the rear brake pads of my sv650s, it was a f*cking pain in the *** (i know what you are thinking some easy ****) so i bleeded the rear brakes by mistake because one of the calipers came off, i finally install the rear pads, what should i do next, i know i have to add brake fluid, but why every article i read says i need to use a pressure wrench and some other *****, can some1 please brake it down how to bleed the brakes the easiest and simplest way, thank you in advance.
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

pump the brakes 5 times or so hold it down and crack the bleeder, repeat till there hard...... good luck..
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

pressure wrench LOL do you mean a torque wrench?

You mean you squeezed the brakes with the pads out and your piston came out? LOLOLOLOL

You can do what carm said, or go to autozone and buy a miteyvac vacuum bleeder, $35.. makes bleeding a piece of cake.
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

told you guys im ignorant when it comes to mechanics lol, what do you mean by crack the bleeder?, so i put the brake fluid pump the brakes 5 times then hold it, continue pumpin till they are hard n ready to go.
Old Jun 3, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

There's a bleeder screw on the caliper... put a wrench on it, pump the brake a few times and hold it, open the bleeder and close it again, pump some more, hold, open/close... repeat.
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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mightyvac is the **** though
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

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There's a bleeder screw on the caliper... put a wrench on it, pump the brake a few times and hold it, open the bleeder and close it again, pump some more, hold, open/close... repeat.
ok im going to try that, but what are the nipples on the calipers for , also which is the right position for the bleeder screw, which way is the number 7 on the screw suppose to go?
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

the nipple is for hooking up a vaccum bleeder, or a piece of tubing so you can just pump the fluid into a catch can.
Old Jun 4, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

this has gone to far..

same concept,

http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...o/4213448.html

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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

And put your old pads back in firts so you dont cover the new ones in brake fluid and ruin them
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

OOPS to late i think i already got brake fluid on the new pads how does it ruin the pads, thanks for all response yall helped alot
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Re: help on how to bleed brakes

just clean them off good if you didn't let them soak in it all night you should be fine
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