Brake fluids.. how do I change it?

[cheese]

Ok after recently reading a article on how important it is to change the fluids over I think I might do my front brakes as they are a little bit spongey....

So I've got a tub of fluid at home, but how do you do it?

[Mental Trousers]

Easiest way is just to bleed them.

Put a piece of rubber tubing on the bleed valve on the brakes. Put a spanner on the bleed valve. Squeeze the brakes. Open bleed valve then close again. Release brake. Repeat a few times then top up fluid in reservoir and start again.

The rubber hose stops it from accidentally sucking air back into the brakes by holding the fluid just ejected.

[cheese]

when you say use a rubber hose, do you mean I should pinch it to stop any air going back up??? I've got some new 5.1 fluid to do it so it should eb a heap better!!

[Flyingpony]

Here's how I did it - Link to thread.

[emaN]

there's a handy 6letter word you could use too, starts with G, finishes with E, and contains O,O,G,L in the middle

good luck.

[Biohazard]

TBH - If ya not 100% sure or a little worried about it, take it to a garage to do, since you use ya front brakes 70-80% of the time you need to make sure they are spot on. It could be ya pads that are low.

[cheese]

the pads are brand new...

[Biohazard]

ah bugger...

I know back in the UK that you can buy self bleed kits for ya brakes, I assume they do the same here...thaqt could be a good safe option for you.

[cheese]

I made a thing up with a bike valve and bit of tube. It should be sweet...... fingers crossed....

[Biohazard]

I made a thing up with a bike valve and bit of tube. It should be sweet...... fingers crossed....

eeeek good luck

[cheese]

I can't get the mother fucking screws out of the top of the brake!!!

Got to go get an impact driver.....

[Madness]

Before you smash/chew the heads off the screws....

There's a product around called Re-Grip or Screwgrab. it's a diamond paste that you apply to screwheads that are worn to give the driver grip, therefore torque. Most bike workshops will have this for their own use & engineers merchants sell it.

Comes in handy.

Just a thought.