Adding Brake Fluid

[dgfella]

+1 on twowheelnut's comments.

It's easy to just add fluid but with just a little more effort, you'll have fully bled brakes with new fluid. Until I got my FJR, I always let someone else bleed my brakes for $$$. Now that I tried it, I feel pretty stupid about not doing it myself. It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. You can do the old fashioned brake lever bleed, which works but not optimally. I bought a Mightyvac, and then later Speedbleeders. This combo is optimal and quick.

Go for it!

 

[vabrzn]

Oh, Zabrzn, don't take a leak in yer reservoir, it'll cause tons of grief.

probably couldn't hit anyway, well now, there's a challenge in the making!

 

[FJRBluesman]

Left coasters and right coasters..............sittin in a treef

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There you go again... bringing coasts into it. This was a good forum now it's gotten rather silly....

Comming from a Californian...

Why you are in the east....

Go look outside! Can you ride right now or any day in the next few weeks?

I rest my case....

 

[Bustanut joker]

Dude we can ride most any day we want really, It's just a matter of proper attire.

I'm heading out again today matter of fact. 45 is actually quite comfy after below zero temps.

:jester:

 

[FJRBluesman]

I was thinking more of the snow issue....

I've seen some shots form the east and midwest, with tons-o-snow.

Enjoy.

 

[MojaveFJR]

Just bleed them and change the fluid. Takes about 10 minutes to do and less than a can of fluid. Helps to have two people but one can do it. Bike has been sitting odds are the fluid has water in them and that will make it feel spongy. AND you don't want that in any system.

 

[dean]

if you decide to bleed the brakes, many people are proponents of the reverse bleed. that being putting a large horse vet-style syringe with tubing at the bleed nipple, and pushing the fluid up. argument being that air rises, so why fight it by forcing it down. ya just gots to be careful, as you're pushing fluid up into your reservoir, and you can make a big mess with brake fluid, which doesn't play well with paint.

hth,

dean

cincinnati

if you decide to bleed the brakes, many people are proponents of the reverse bleed. that being putting a large horse vet-style syringe with tubing at the bleed nipple, and pushing the fluid up. argument being that air rises, so why fight it by forcing it down. ya just gots to be careful, as you're pushing fluid up into your reservoir, and you can make a big mess with brake fluid, which doesn't play well with paint.

hth,

dean

cincinnati

 

[dean]

+1 on twowheelnut's comments.
It's easy to just add fluid but with just a little more effort, you'll have fully bled brakes with new fluid. Until I got my FJR, I always let someone else bleed my brakes for $$$. Now that I tried it, I feel pretty stupid about not doing it myself. It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. You can do the old fashioned brake lever bleed, which works but not optimally. I bought a Mightyvac, and then later Speedbleeders. This combo is optimal and quick.

Go for it!

dg,

is yours an abs model? before i removed the abs from my two fj's, it was a royal ***** to bleed those brakes, due to all the lines they had. because of that, i've not even considered bleeding my fjr's lines (07abs model). just curious...

dean

cincinnati

 

[Kevin Daly]

Left coasters and right coasters..............sittin in a treef

u

c

There you go again... bringing coasts into it. This was a good forum now it's gotten rather silly....

Comming from a Californian...

Why you are in the east....

Go look outside! Can you ride right now or any day in the next few weeks?

I rest my case....

Was out yesterday, coulda gone today but had to work.

But hey, before you take it too personally, I was born and raised in the west and I would give either testicle (maybe 1.5 of 'em) to get back to the west.

but your still a Cali

Dude we can ride most any day we want really, It's just a matter of proper attire. I'm heading out again today matter of fact. 45 is actually quite comfy after below zero temps.

:jester:

Yeah, what BJ said.

 

[FJRBluesman]

Just havin' some fun with you guys. :lol: Always great humor on this forum.

Enjoy the riding. B)

 

[drew231506]

Yeah, what BJ said.

Ive never seen that before...

It's like saying:

Yeah, what Odot said.

or

Yeah, what Scab said.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Well ya know, brilliant minds do think alike.

:jester:

 

[Kevin Daly]

Well ya know, brilliant minds do think alike.
:jester:

Yeah, what BJ said!

:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

 

[madmike2]

Drew,

How about an update? Have you done the add, bleed, double-check components? What did you find?

 

[drew231506]

Mike,

Well I was hoping this thread would die without someone asking for an update. I bought some brake fluid and set an appt to have it looked at. But when I got home from riding the other day I took off the cap again and this time i realized it has a large rubber gasket type thingy that came out too. The rubber piece was pushed down into the container and gave the appearance that it was empty. However it seems to be fine. I KNOW I KNOW...I'M LEARNING.

 

[Kevin Daly]

Mike,
Well I was hoping this thread would die without someone asking for an update. I bought some brake fluid and set an appt to have it looked at. But when I got home from riding the other day I took off the cap again and this time i realized it has a large rubber gasket type thingy that came out too. The rubber piece was pushed down into the container and gave the appearance that it was empty. However it seems to be fine. I KNOW I KNOW...I'M LEARNING.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[madmike2]

Mike,
Well I was hoping this thread would die without someone asking for an update. I bought some brake fluid and set an appt to have it looked at. But when I got home from riding the other day I took off the cap again and this time i realized it has a large rubber gasket type thingy that came out too. The rubber piece was pushed down into the container and gave the appearance that it was empty. However it seems to be fine. I KNOW I KNOW...I'M LEARNING.

Lessons! At least this one was inexpensive.....

 

[Charlie Hoss]

For everyone else, cages included, low fluid level is an indicator of worn brake pads. As they wear, the pistons in the caliper are forced outward and the fluid level drops. if you refill to the line and THEN replace the pads, the fluid will overflow when you push the pistons back in. The paint can suffer serious damage.

If you're not quite ready to replace the pads, it's ok to add a small amount of fluid to turn off any brake warning lights that may be on.

 

[James Burleigh]

I sure like puppies.... Oh sorry! Am I off topic? :blush2:

WTF is this thread about anyway...? :blink:

Oh look! Dean's got a squirrel biter too.