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Archie · 03-22-2009, 11:05 PM

Managed to do my brakes, but dont wanna experiment on the fluid change.

Can any one help?

94 CBR 900

Archie · 03-23-2009, 10:54 AM

i am really really really not trying to screw this up the first time i try, i know the 2 fronts get done individually, but is the back separate or part of the fronts?

driftingrx5.7 · 03-23-2009, 11:05 AM

well i am sure you don't want to come to east stroudsburg to do it but my father and i have the tools you would need to do it. its really makes life easier when you have the right tool. or you can just pump away and add fluid to the brake master over and over and over again.! just make sure you have a lot of rags so the fluid doesn't get on to your fairings. fairings + break fluid = cracks down the road (ask how i know)

Archie · 03-23-2009, 12:53 PM

what about the rears, do they get bled separately?

drkramm · 03-23-2009, 07:29 PM

yea they get bled separately.. goto a hobbytown or any rc car and get some rc car fuel line fits well over the bleed nipple ... attach the hose get the lever stiff then slowly crack the bleeder screw(don't have it wide open) fluid will start to come out .. just keep squeezing .. until the fluid level gets close to the hole going to the master cyl.. add more fluid.. repeat... then while applying pressure to the brake lever tighten the bleed screw.. not gorilla tight they will strip just tighten till no fluid comes out and then give it a 1/4 turn more .. take the hose off and give a couple squeezes to make sure nothing is leaking

done enjoy a coke

its not hard at all jsut take your time

Archie · 03-23-2009, 09:40 PM

thanks for the info and inspiration, gonna try this on the weekend. how many bottles of fluid should i buy for front and rear?

drkramm · 03-24-2009, 08:49 PM

1 bottle is more then enough prolly use less then half of it .. i recommend motul rbf600

Archie · 03-25-2009, 08:52 PM

last question, whats a fair price to pay a shop to do this, quoted at $40 so far.

Blaise · 03-30-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archie

last question, whats a fair price to pay a shop to do this, quoted at $40 so far.

You could just buy yourself a mityvac and fluid and do it for the same price. I did this last week on my ZX6R when I installed my stainless lines. $40 is fair... but I'm all for learning how to do it yourself..

BTW Guys, the ziptie trick really works! After bleeding your brakes out if you still want a stiffer feel, put a ziptie over your brake lever overnight, pulled in as far as possible. I now have god's own brakes (I can barely squeeze them at all!)

TurboTagTeam · 03-31-2009, 01:16 AM

The rear brake is cake. The front brakes are a little more difficult because they T into the two brake calipers. Bubbles tend to get stuck there. It's easier to pull the fluid through the calipers using a power bleeding system. The reservoir is put into a vacuum and then pulls the fluid up.

drkramm · 04-02-2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaise

You could just buy yourself a mityvac and fluid and do it for the same price. I did this last week on my ZX6R when I installed my stainless lines. $40 is fair... but I'm all for learning how to do it yourself..

BTW Guys, the ziptie trick really works! After bleeding your brakes out if you still want a stiffer feel, put a ziptie over your brake lever overnight, pulled in as far as possible. I now have god's own brakes (I can barely squeeze them at all!)

yea i think changing the pads would be harder then the fluid .. neither are difficult i did my friends 636 and my 10 not to long ago

Archie · 04-02-2009, 10:02 PM

didnt wanna mess this up, watched the mechanic do it with a machine and returned my one man bleeder. maybe next time.

03-22-2009, 11:05 PM	#1
Archie Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #1637 iTrader: (0)	Who Can Change Brake Fluid?? Managed to do my brakes, but dont wanna experiment on the fluid change. Can any one help? 94 CBR 900 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-23-2009, 10:54 AM	#2
Archie Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #1637 iTrader: (0)	i am really really really not trying to screw this up the first time i try, i know the 2 fronts get done individually, but is the back separate or part of the fronts? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-23-2009, 11:05 AM	#3
driftingrx5.7 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Poconos PA Member #3099 My Ride: 88 rx5.7 iTrader: (0)	well i am sure you don't want to come to east stroudsburg to do it but my father and i have the tools you would need to do it. its really makes life easier when you have the right tool. or you can just pump away and add fluid to the brake master over and over and over again.! just make sure you have a lot of rags so the fluid doesn't get on to your fairings. fairings + break fluid = cracks down the road (ask how i know) __________________ my v8 rx7build To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-23-2009, 12:53 PM	#4
Archie Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #1637 iTrader: (0)	what about the rears, do they get bled separately? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-23-2009, 07:29 PM	#5
drkramm Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 610, pa Member #7360 My Ride: 2011 evo x iTrader: (0)	yea they get bled separately.. goto a hobbytown or any rc car and get some rc car fuel line fits well over the bleed nipple ... attach the hose get the lever stiff then slowly crack the bleeder screw(don't have it wide open) fluid will start to come out .. just keep squeezing .. until the fluid level gets close to the hole going to the master cyl.. add more fluid.. repeat... then while applying pressure to the brake lever tighten the bleed screw.. not gorilla tight they will strip just tighten till no fluid comes out and then give it a 1/4 turn more .. take the hose off and give a couple squeezes to make sure nothing is leaking done enjoy a coke its not hard at all jsut take your time __________________ "Once you've tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return."

03-23-2009, 09:40 PM	#6
Archie Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #1637 iTrader: (0)	thanks for the info and inspiration, gonna try this on the weekend. how many bottles of fluid should i buy for front and rear? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-24-2009, 08:49 PM	#7
drkramm Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 610, pa Member #7360 My Ride: 2011 evo x iTrader: (0)	1 bottle is more then enough prolly use less then half of it .. i recommend motul rbf600 __________________ "Once you've tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you long to return."

03-25-2009, 08:52 PM	#8
Archie Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #1637 iTrader: (0)	last question, whats a fair price to pay a shop to do this, quoted at $40 so far. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

03-31-2009, 01:16 AM	#10
TurboTagTeam Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cell Block F Member #275 My Ride: constantly changes iTrader: (2)	The rear brake is cake. The front brakes are a little more difficult because they T into the two brake calipers. Bubbles tend to get stuck there. It's easier to pull the fluid through the calipers using a power bleeding system. The reservoir is put into a vacuum and then pulls the fluid up.

04-02-2009, 10:02 PM	#12
Archie Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #1637 iTrader: (0)	didnt wanna mess this up, watched the mechanic do it with a machine and returned my one man bleeder. maybe next time. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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