Post by nofxortiz on Mar 4, 2013 8:53:36 GMT -5
My front brake has always been in a situation where it doesn't begin to stop the scooter until it is very close to the handle bar, so there is minimal resistance all the way from the top and then at the lowest point of depressing the handle it begins to catch and stop the scoot. I assume this is because of air in the line so I have tried bleeding the brake.
I'm just trying to see if i'm doing this correctly, ive read countless threads on how to do it and am very confused as to why it isn't working for me. So if i'm normally ride the scooter and I pumped the brake a couple times it finally builds up pressure and then acts normally, but when I take off again and the pressure of the pads is let of the disc it turns back into not working until I pump them again.
I've been using a plastic (1/4) in. hose and have done the normal process of squeezing, letting fluid out, closing valve, then releasing the lever. I'm having good flow coming out of the valve and have cycled through I would say 20+ master cylinders worth of brake fluid (i've never let it get too low as to let air in) in the process of bleeding this brake 5 times. I'm just lost as to what point of my bleeding technique I am letting air into the hose, my other scoot had an identical problem so i'm assuming it isnt a faulty line.
Any insight to this would be helpful i'm starting to give up on having the front brake entirely. Thanks guys
I'm just trying to see if i'm doing this correctly, ive read countless threads on how to do it and am very confused as to why it isn't working for me. So if i'm normally ride the scooter and I pumped the brake a couple times it finally builds up pressure and then acts normally, but when I take off again and the pressure of the pads is let of the disc it turns back into not working until I pump them again.
I've been using a plastic (1/4) in. hose and have done the normal process of squeezing, letting fluid out, closing valve, then releasing the lever. I'm having good flow coming out of the valve and have cycled through I would say 20+ master cylinders worth of brake fluid (i've never let it get too low as to let air in) in the process of bleeding this brake 5 times. I'm just lost as to what point of my bleeding technique I am letting air into the hose, my other scoot had an identical problem so i'm assuming it isnt a faulty line.
Any insight to this would be helpful i'm starting to give up on having the front brake entirely. Thanks guys