So I decided to bleed out all the reddish gooey old brake fluid from 1982 from the cx500. I figured the master cylinder has weak pressure already, so It can't get worse, right?
So I tried to follow the manual. It says to remove the bleed valve cap, then put a tube on it and then unscrew it to release the break fluid. It started to come out and into the container I had. So right in the middle of the show, my wife needs something for the baby, so I hafta leave for a second. I come back, the master cylinder is just about empty.
So then I read to keep a close eye on the master cylinder level to aviod getting air into the system. Oh crap. So I add some fluid in the cylinder, topping it off. I pump the lever, but it has no pressure catching. Uggg
So I tried to pull the lever BACK to the handlebar, and while holding it there, open the bleed valve on the caliper. I have done this dozens of times now, and each time a tiny bit of bubbles rises up from the hole in the master cylinder bottom, then I close the valve, then release the lever.
So far its not working. NO pressure. At least the brake disk isn't getting rubbed while NO brake is applied, but MAN...no pressure. Anything I can do to get pressure back? I stopepd seeing bubbles in the tube coming off the bleed valve, but still no pressure from piston
Please help!
So I tried to follow the manual. It says to remove the bleed valve cap, then put a tube on it and then unscrew it to release the break fluid. It started to come out and into the container I had. So right in the middle of the show, my wife needs something for the baby, so I hafta leave for a second. I come back, the master cylinder is just about empty.
So then I read to keep a close eye on the master cylinder level to aviod getting air into the system. Oh crap. So I add some fluid in the cylinder, topping it off. I pump the lever, but it has no pressure catching. Uggg
So I tried to pull the lever BACK to the handlebar, and while holding it there, open the bleed valve on the caliper. I have done this dozens of times now, and each time a tiny bit of bubbles rises up from the hole in the master cylinder bottom, then I close the valve, then release the lever.
So far its not working. NO pressure. At least the brake disk isn't getting rubbed while NO brake is applied, but MAN...no pressure. Anything I can do to get pressure back? I stopepd seeing bubbles in the tube coming off the bleed valve, but still no pressure from piston
Please help!