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Rocket Power
04-20-2010, 06:04 PM
Got my new mounted tire today and decided to put the new piston and seals in the caliper that was leaking. Get everything back together and start bleeding the brakes and they are still spongy, gonna work on it more tomorrow. I even did it according to the manual:goof Left anti dive, left cal, right anti dive ,rt caliper.

MoCkiN U
04-20-2010, 06:24 PM
maybe they have better tips over at gixxer.com?

Rocket Power
04-20-2010, 06:49 PM
Got some over at thegsresources.com sounds like I need a mity vac to pull the fluid through, of course mine died last year. guess I'll be hitting the store again this week:mad:

FANAT1C
04-22-2010, 04:41 PM
I found cracking the banjo to the m/c in addition to bleeding the calipers does the trick. You'll be surprised how much air gets trapped there.

Rocket Power
04-22-2010, 08:57 PM
I found cracking the banjo to the m/c in addition to bleeding the calipers does the trick. You'll be surprised how much air gets trapped there.

Do you sort of treat it like a bleeder then? Hold the lever, crack it open, retighten , then release lever?

FANAT1C
04-23-2010, 03:16 PM
Yes sir.

FANAT1C
04-23-2010, 03:20 PM
Just barely crack it and retighten, then release.