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Old 29-01-2006, 09:21 PM
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how do you bleed brakes on a cossy i have been doing it long pedal gets hard but when i switch on the ignition the abs pump can be heard pumping and then the pedal go s soft i have 6 pot will woods on the front and std rears i just fiited with new brake lines
Old 29-01-2006, 09:23 PM
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you have to bleed the rear brakes with the ignition on,
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right but do i still have to pump the pedal and hold down . also do i wait for the pump to stop pumping as if i bleed with it on it comes out like a tap
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press pedal and hold to pump fluid, stop when its clean and air free, only do 10 seconds at a time to save pump overheating.
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does this apply to the front as well and because i have 2 bleed screw on 1 calerper do i undo both at same time or do 1 at a time
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does this apply to the front as well and because i have 2 bleed screw on 1 calerper do i undo both at same time or do 1 at a time
one at a time at front and pump in the conventional way.
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right i did this one at a time on the front and that was fine tryed the back with pumping up and down nothing realy came out switched on ignition and it was like a tap after i finished off i switched on the car pump can be heard after it finished it went all soft agine have i done some thing wroung
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Sounds like you just still have air in there, tap flow is correct so backs are really simple, ensure nipple is closed whilst still flowing, you NEED an assistant.

Do fronts again, slowly and ENSURE the reservoir never gets low.
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thank you will have a go tomorow
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