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#4165 Rockshow (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 18 Bleeding the brake lines 2 Years, 12 Months ago   guys, I have to change my brake line on the front brakes just to where it splits. I put on some beach bars and my oilline was not long enough. Can you tell me the best way to do this? I've always just used gravity, but is there a better way? Thanks Tony<br><br>Post edited by: Rockshow, at: 2006/01/13 07:22   Logged     http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j37/rockshow1/bourbonst2.jpg[/IMG] www.myspace.com/therockshow1   The administrator has disabled public write access. #4168 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 11040 Re:Bleeding the brake lines 2 Years, 12 Months ago   Tony, The splitter has a way of trapping the air. If you're going to use gravity, the cheap way , it helps to lightly tap the splitter to ensure the bubbles are getting through. The other problem is the MC. I found the best way is to depress the lever half-way while watching the small hole at the bottom of the MC. You'll see small bubbles coming out while you do this. Keeping depress the lever and letting it go and sometimes taping the joint with the plastic end of a screwdriver to get most of the air out. It helps if you have a brake bleader (I'm too cheap ). You can also use an oil can attached to the caliper nipple and pump the fluid up through the MC. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #4636 alabama (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 4 Re:Bleeding the brake lines 2 Years, 9 Months ago   HELP! just put new metzler on front.when bike is still can pump brake lever and brakes are ok. when moving bike forward braking leaves. have bled both calipers a dozen times[at least].when riding brakes will work some after about 7 pumps of the lever.not safe please help.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #4642 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 11040 Re:Bleeding the brake lines 2 Years, 9 Months ago   alabama, If you did not disconnect any portion of the brake system when you changed the tire then it's not the hydralics. Did you take the discs off? If so, did you put them back on the same sides? Doc<br><br>Post edited by: DocShadow, at: 2006/03/19 10:54   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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