When I was cleaning the caliper on my '86 CB450sc, I accidentally pumped air into my brake system. Alas! I've been trying and trying to bleed it out but am having no luck. I tried the typical way (pump the brake a couple of times, crack the bleeder, close the bleeder, release the brake). I tried "speed bleeding," where you do the above and then once you have a nice column of fluid coming from your hose attached to the bleeder nipple, you leave the bleeder open and just keep pumping, moving fluid through quickly. I tried bleeding with less pressure (open the bleeder, press the brake, close the bleeder, release the handle). I tried tying the handle down and letting it sit overnight in hopes the bubbles would work their way up. I've tried tapping all around the lines and system to try to dislodge any bubbles. I've tried reverse bleeding.
The last technique, reverse bleeding, got a few big bubbles out, but after moving maybe 600 mL through (the final 180 mL yielded no bubbles) I tested the brakes again and still can't build any pressure. Even pumping it multiple times won't build more than marginal pressure. Any advice or help? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
