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bleeding front brake
Posted: Fri May 18, 2001 7:11 pm
by Greg Paul
Hep me, Hep me please....
Supposed to go riding tomorrow so I thought I'd install my skid
plate, speed bleeders and load it up with some fresh fluid. Skid
plate was a breeze. Bleeders.... Well....... I am assuming this is
correct; the front brake fluid is filled at the small sort of square
box with the sight window right next to the brake lever?!? The cover
is held on by two small phillips head screws. Simply remove the two
screws, pump it dry, install the speed bleeder, fill with fluid, pump
it till the line is full, close the speed bleeder, replace the
cap..... done?
I have nearly stripped the phillips screws trying to budge them. Am I
doing something wrong or is it dynamite time? Well maybe impact
wrench time. Can't believe those two tiny screws are in there so
tight! Am I alone or do I have company?
((
Greg in Dallas
bleeding front brake
Posted: Fri May 18, 2001 7:16 pm
by squidwannabe@hotmail.com
I had a rough time too ... Try a different size phillips screwdriver ?
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Greg Paul" wrote:
> Hep me, Hep me please....
>
> Supposed to go riding tomorrow so I thought I'd install my skid
> plate, speed bleeders and load it up with some fresh fluid. Skid
> plate was a breeze. Bleeders.... Well....... I am assuming this is
> correct; the front brake fluid is filled at the small sort of
square
> box with the sight window right next to the brake lever?!? The
cover
> is held on by two small phillips head screws. Simply remove the two
> screws, pump it dry, install the speed bleeder, fill with fluid,
pump
> it till the line is full, close the speed bleeder, replace the
> cap..... done?
>
> I have nearly stripped the phillips screws trying to budge them. Am
I
> doing something wrong or is it dynamite time? Well maybe impact
> wrench time. Can't believe those two tiny screws are in there so
> tight! Am I alone or do I have company?
((
>
> Greg in Dallas
bleeding front brake
Posted: Fri May 18, 2001 7:34 pm
by Tengai650
At 12:11 AM +0000 5/19/01, Greg Paul wrote:
>Hep me, Hep me please....
>I have nearly stripped the phillips screws trying to budge them. Am I
>doing something wrong or is it dynamite time? Well maybe impact
>wrench time. Can't believe those two tiny screws are in there so
>tight! Am I alone or do I have company?
((
It's happened to me on two bikes. I took a worn (small radius)
fiberglass-reinforced Dremel cutting wheel and cut slots in the
screws for a big flat screwdriver. Worked great.
Mark
B2
A2
A3
bleeding front brake
Posted: Fri May 18, 2001 9:23 pm
by John Irvine
Impact Driver has to be one of those basic tools to
have. They don't cost much, I think mine was just
over $10 and will save your ass time and time again.
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bleeding front brake
Posted: Fri May 18, 2001 9:41 pm
by Conall O'Brien
Replace those cheesy philips head screws with some stainless variety from
Sagebrush Machine Shop. 435-387-5575 is the telephone #.
Conall
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>From: squidwannabe@...
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>Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Bleeding Front Brake
>Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 00:16:50 -0000
>
>I had a rough time too ... Try a different size phillips screwdriver ?
>
>--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Greg Paul" wrote:
> > Hep me, Hep me please....
> >
> > Supposed to go riding tomorrow so I thought I'd install my skid
> > plate, speed bleeders and load it up with some fresh fluid. Skid
> > plate was a breeze. Bleeders.... Well....... I am assuming this is
> > correct; the front brake fluid is filled at the small sort of
>square
> > box with the sight window right next to the brake lever?!? The
>cover
> > is held on by two small phillips head screws. Simply remove the two
> > screws, pump it dry, install the speed bleeder, fill with fluid,
>pump
> > it till the line is full, close the speed bleeder, replace the
> > cap..... done?
> >
> > I have nearly stripped the phillips screws trying to budge them. Am
>I
> > doing something wrong or is it dynamite time? Well maybe impact
> > wrench time. Can't believe those two tiny screws are in there so
> > tight! Am I alone or do I have company?
((
> >
> > Greg in Dallas
>
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bleeding front brake
Posted: Fri May 18, 2001 11:21 pm
by Greg Paul
Thanks for the info and "hep" guys! Stripped one of the damn screws
so gonna have to use the impact wrench on it. Hope that little box is
strong enough to take it.... :-O I guess these are the kinds of
things we have suffer through to successfully enjoy that machine but
them thar screws are history!!!! Thanks again!
Greg in Dallas
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Greg Paul" wrote:
> Hep me, Hep me please....
>
> Supposed to go riding tomorrow so I thought I'd install my skid
> plate, speed bleeders and load it up with some fresh fluid. Skid
> plate was a breeze. Bleeders.... Well....... I am assuming this is
> correct; the front brake fluid is filled at the small sort of
square
> box with the sight window right next to the brake lever?!? The
cover
> is held on by two small phillips head screws. Simply remove the two
> screws, pump it dry, install the speed bleeder, fill with fluid,
pump
> it till the line is full, close the speed bleeder, replace the
> cap..... done?
>
> I have nearly stripped the phillips screws trying to budge them. Am
I
> doing something wrong or is it dynamite time? Well maybe impact
> wrench time. Can't believe those two tiny screws are in there so
> tight! Am I alone or do I have company?
((
>
> Greg in Dallas
bleeding front brake
Posted: Fri May 18, 2001 11:29 pm
by Rich Kickbush
And do it soon. These little phuckers will give you grief sooner or later.
My trick was to find a philips head driver that fits perfectly in them, and
don't even try turning them until you've given the driver some deft blows
with a hammer, to shake up the threads and seat the driver. As soon as the
stock brie ones strip, you're in for a painful brake fluid change. Don't
know if Jake's are countersunk allen key but that's the way I went.
Rich
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From: "Conall O'Brien"
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Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Re: Bleeding Front Brake
>
>
> Replace those cheesy philips head screws with some stainless variety from
> Sagebrush Machine Shop. 435-387-5575 is the telephone #.
> Conall
>
www.klr650.com
>
> >From: squidwannabe@...
> >To:
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Bleeding Front Brake
> >Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 00:16:50 -0000
> >
> >I had a rough time too ... Try a different size phillips screwdriver ?
> >
> >--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Greg Paul" wrote:
> > > Hep me, Hep me please....
> > >
> > > Supposed to go riding tomorrow so I thought I'd install my skid
> > > plate, speed bleeders and load it up with some fresh fluid. Skid
> > > plate was a breeze. Bleeders.... Well....... I am assuming this is
> > > correct; the front brake fluid is filled at the small sort of
> >square
> > > box with the sight window right next to the brake lever?!? The
> >cover
> > > is held on by two small phillips head screws. Simply remove the two
> > > screws, pump it dry, install the speed bleeder, fill with fluid,
> >pump
> > > it till the line is full, close the speed bleeder, replace the
> > > cap..... done?
> > >
> > > I have nearly stripped the phillips screws trying to budge them. Am
> >I
> > > doing something wrong or is it dynamite time? Well maybe impact
> > > wrench time. Can't believe those two tiny screws are in there so
> > > tight! Am I alone or do I have company?
((
> > >
> > > Greg in Dallas
> >
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bleeding front brake
Posted: Sat May 19, 2001 8:38 am
by Ted Palmer
Greg Paul wrote:
[front master cylinder]
> The cover
> is held on by two small phillips head screws. Simply remove the two
> screws, pump it dry, install the speed bleeder, fill with fluid, pump
> it till the line is full, close the speed bleeder, replace the
> cap..... done?
No need to pump it dry first, that would only make the process take
longer.
If you must empty the master cylinder first, suck all the old fluid
out of the master cylinder with a syringe.
Whatever old fluid is in the line will be flushed.
Mister_T
bleeding front brake
Posted: Sat May 19, 2001 11:03 am
by Ralph E. Hanson
This is too late to help now, but I had a similar problem when I tried to
take off the battery cover (The screw was corroded on). I got a small
impact driver (the kind you hit with a hammer) at the local NAPA store. A
couple of *light* taps loosened the screw up nicely. I don't use it often,
but it's a nice addition to the tool box.
Ralph
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bleeding front brake
Posted: Sat May 19, 2001 11:12 am
by Rich Kickbush
> Greg Paul wrote:
> [front master cylinder]
> > The cover
> > is held on by two small phillips head screws. Simply remove the two
> > screws, pump it dry, install the speed bleeder, fill with fluid, pump
> > it till the line is full, close the speed bleeder, replace the
> > cap..... done?
>
> No need to pump it dry first, that would only make the process take
> longer.
If you're installing speedbleeders, you need to have a full line to get
enough pressure to open the valve, so definitely don't pump it dry in that
case. If you do, use the regular nipple to fill the line, then install the
speedbleeder.
Rich