JNizza92
XS650 Enthusiast
little bit of background. Just rebuild the bike, new lines, no fluid in anything.
This is the master cylinder I have:
http://www.mikesxs.net/product/08-0255.html
I have been trying to bleed these brakes for 2 days now, today I spent 2 hours trying to get them to bleed. (first using the pump brake, loosen bleeder screw, pull brake in, tighten screw, pump, repeat.... and then using the bottle method (submerging a tube in a bottle of brake fluid, opening the bleeder screw and then pumping away))
Every time I pull the lever in I also get a little bit of a black hazey "smoke" like substance that appears in the master cylinder reservoir. This smokey substance comes from the breather hole in the master cylinder (the very tiny hole). I took the MC totally apart and made sure all the seals and everything was intact, and it was. Still does it though. I am stumped.
I can not seem to get these brakes bled. Every time I crack open the bleeder screw and pull the lever in I just get a tiny amount of fluid to come through, my pads are not moving in at all, they can wiggle between the rotor and caliper piston.
Any help would be appreciated, I think I am going to try forcing the fluid up from caliper to the master cylinder next.
Thanks,
Jordan
This is the master cylinder I have:
http://www.mikesxs.net/product/08-0255.html
I have been trying to bleed these brakes for 2 days now, today I spent 2 hours trying to get them to bleed. (first using the pump brake, loosen bleeder screw, pull brake in, tighten screw, pump, repeat.... and then using the bottle method (submerging a tube in a bottle of brake fluid, opening the bleeder screw and then pumping away))
Every time I pull the lever in I also get a little bit of a black hazey "smoke" like substance that appears in the master cylinder reservoir. This smokey substance comes from the breather hole in the master cylinder (the very tiny hole). I took the MC totally apart and made sure all the seals and everything was intact, and it was. Still does it though. I am stumped.
I can not seem to get these brakes bled. Every time I crack open the bleeder screw and pull the lever in I just get a tiny amount of fluid to come through, my pads are not moving in at all, they can wiggle between the rotor and caliper piston.
Any help would be appreciated, I think I am going to try forcing the fluid up from caliper to the master cylinder next.
Thanks,
Jordan