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Never change any before, whats the easy way? Don't want to get fluid everywhere.............advice please,
what make of lines suits the VTR
Any advice on best pads.

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Nhr Said
Never change any before, whats the easy way?
:P Pay someone else to do it! :P

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Post by iggy1966 »

Don't listern to the old fool :wink: !!!

Nowt to it really, just need a little patience when your bleeding the brakes as it takes a while to get the air out. other than that it will take you about half an hour to fit the new hoses.
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presume you let fluid out before disconecting old lines?
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Dont wombles around with brake fluid, pay someone to fit Goodridge alround as I have on mine, great improvement to bite and feel...
Brake fluid I'm sure you know is the most evil fluid, destroys paint on contact and will keep blisters coming back forever, get someone blamable to do it...... :wink:
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nhr22259 wrote:presume you let fluid out before disconecting old lines?
errrrrr.....Yes :oops:
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Post by Max »

The easiest way to bleed them is to get a 50ml syringe and some petrol pipe, connect it to the bleed nipple and suck the fluid through from the reservoir. If you use clear pipe you can see all the air coming out. It takes about 5 mins to do it this way. Be sure to keep the reservoir full.
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MDJ,

that's a worrying statement mate, ummmm

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Post by Stormin Ben »

The best way I've found is to CAREFULLY pump the pistons in the calipers most of the way out first. (remove from disk but leave pads in is the easiest way)
Then you've got 2 whole calipers full of fluid
So when you put the new (empty) lines on, instead of trying to put fluid down them and air bubbles up, if you push the pistons back into the calipers it forces fluid UP the lines (ie in the same direction as the air bubbles want to go)

Bingo, lever pressure in about 2 minutes as opposed to 20 mins of forearm ache


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Cor Blimey! 8O
Step out of the office for a few hours and it all falls to pot...

All was asked was whats the easiest way. Now the poor lads got fifteen different ways to do it .
Mine still the easiest way and it has nothing to do with age Iggy(Hmm... can't argue the "fool" bit though :roll: )

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Post by RAINMAKER »

yeah, could pay someone to do it but wheres the satisfaction in that.
Some really good ideas posted though.

Soon as I've paid for my 3 year olds birthday party, bouncy castle and magician, food, screaming kids, well you get the picture.

Upside is some very fit young mums....ok so I'm a dirty old man, but hey sunshine and tee-shirts.wey hey........suddenly it don't look such a bad idea.
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Do you need a hand with that ?

The party, that is :wink:
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Post by iggy1966 »

I think it would make Pauls life alot easier if I helped out too :wink:

Only thinking about you Paul and has absolutly nothing at all to do with the "fit young mums" :lol: :lol: :lol:
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No way Karen, theres a big difference between mums at a 3year olds party and a really hot, sexy woman.................

Besides I keep my promises 8)
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Post by warfox »

oki im a n00b to the forum but a little tip
if u doo have a problem getting the air out of the system cable tie the break leaver back to the handle bars and losen the top off of your resavoir walk away have a coffee go to bed come home form work and ..............there u go take cable ties off and it should b sorted as air hates to be pressurised it will make its way up into the resavoir and away
this dosnaot replace bleeding the breaks but it can get rid of a stuborn bubble
same should apply to rears however my old chop runs drums on the rear but as it has braded hoses long as two arms on the front (... 6" overs ) bleeding could be a problem
oki ill go and hide now till i can add a snippet elswhere :oops:
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