New levers. Connected it all up. Attached the beef pot to the lever, syringe and tube to caliper. Cracked the bleed nipples one turn.
Squeezed syringe. But it do fluid will go in. All the happened is that the tube popped of the nipples and I lost a load of fluid.
No oil is coming through to the pot on the lever
by Positive-Cup-423
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That should work fine. Just check that the pot on top is not blocked?
You have removed the pads, yes? Otherwise they could easily get contaminated with oil.
You may want to use a bleed block
Put some fluid in the pot & pump the lever gently a couple of times. You may need to hold the syringe hose in place.
Fluid should be drawn from the pot & pushed down to the syringe.
Remove the wheel and the pads, put block pad in
You likely contaimed your braking pads. Why didn’t you watch/read the manual first which clearly states to install the bleed block?
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Hold the syringe upwards during bleeding. Otherwise you’re likely to push bubbles into the system.
Remove the wheel and get a bleed block, you’ve probably already ruined your rotor and pads.
Put an inch or 2 of fluid in the bleed pot, pump the lever a few times then pump the syringe in and out until it starts flowing. Did you fit new olives?
Is the pot opened?
I just fill the top cup with fluid. pump up the lever a few times and HOLD down the lever while at the same time open the valve at the caliper till the lever moves or releases. then I close the valve first and release the lever and repeat the process pump up the lever again. I dont use a syringe or anything else.
Turn the screw on the caliper further open. It may not have even reached the open position with your one turn.
Many kits have a plastic piece with 2 holes in it. That fits over the hose snugly on one hole. Slide that down towards the caliper to help hold the tube on the nipple.
The observant amongst you may have noticed that I have the pot on the rear brake lever and the syringe on the front.
No manual is going to correct my retardedness. I hang my head in shame.
Thankyou Internet
Pretty sure you’ve got the wrong brake lever. I say this because I’ve done it on more than one occasion.
The left is your front brake, right? RIGHT??
If you followed the instructions it would be a breeze….