Another method of BLEEDING:
On the floor on the left side of the front wheel put a cup full of brake fluid. Slide a rubber tube over the bleeder nipple on the caliper and put the other end of the tube IN the cup of brake fluid. (I simply use regular black rubber air hose like what is connected to the petcock).
Pull the brake lever in and while pulling in on the lever slowly open the bleeder valve on the caliper with the tube attached....you'll feel the lever get easier and easier to pull as you open the valve more and more (you only need to open the valve a bit, don't take it all the way off).....you'll see air bubbles come out the other end of the tube in the cup full of brake fluid......once you have the brake lever pulled all the way in then tighten the bleed valve back up and release the lever. DO NOT let the brake lever go back out until you've tightened the bleeder valve.
SO it's pull in on the brake lever while opening the bleeder valve then close the bleeder valve then let the brake lever go back out.
Do the above again and again: do this over and over until you see no more air bubbles coming out of the tube into the cup, just clean brake fluid.
Keep an eye as well on the fluid level in the master cylinder...don't let the level go too low while doing this....if you need to add more fluid after squeezing the lever a few times then do so then bleed some more if you need to.
EDIT: I use a TALL clear glass not a cup and only fill the glass 1/2 full of fluid to begin with because the cup/glass will fill up quick with more fluid as you're bleeding the system
On the floor on the left side of the front wheel put a cup full of brake fluid. Slide a rubber tube over the bleeder nipple on the caliper and put the other end of the tube IN the cup of brake fluid. (I simply use regular black rubber air hose like what is connected to the petcock).
Pull the brake lever in and while pulling in on the lever slowly open the bleeder valve on the caliper with the tube attached....you'll feel the lever get easier and easier to pull as you open the valve more and more (you only need to open the valve a bit, don't take it all the way off).....you'll see air bubbles come out the other end of the tube in the cup full of brake fluid......once you have the brake lever pulled all the way in then tighten the bleed valve back up and release the lever. DO NOT let the brake lever go back out until you've tightened the bleeder valve.
SO it's pull in on the brake lever while opening the bleeder valve then close the bleeder valve then let the brake lever go back out.
Do the above again and again: do this over and over until you see no more air bubbles coming out of the tube into the cup, just clean brake fluid.
Keep an eye as well on the fluid level in the master cylinder...don't let the level go too low while doing this....if you need to add more fluid after squeezing the lever a few times then do so then bleed some more if you need to.
EDIT: I use a TALL clear glass not a cup and only fill the glass 1/2 full of fluid to begin with because the cup/glass will fill up quick with more fluid as you're bleeding the system
