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Re: Europa-List: Mono Brake Bleed

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mono Brake Bleed
From: Peter Rees <peter.rees05@ntlworld.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:19:03

If the brakes on the mono wheel are anything like those on our Tri - its 
simple - use a syringe and a bit of tubing. Remove the bleed valve on the 
master cylinder, fit the syringe to the bleed nipple on the wheel cylinder 
using the short length of tubing and 'inject' the fluid until the syringe is 
almost empty - then lock the nipple off and repeat until the master cylinder 
is full.

Worked a treat for me - took about 10 minutes (plus an hour to find the 
right size tubing).

Peter
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Butcher" <europa@triton.net>
Subject: Europa-List: Mono Brake Bleed


>
> Having difficulity bleeding the brake on our monowheel.  I understand that 
> the fluid needs to enter at the bleed valve on the caliper but how does 
> one do this?  I tried just pumping the master cylinder hoping it would 
> suck up the fluid without success.  Also tried filling the master cylinder 
> and pumping fluid to the caliper without success.  I notice on this forum 
> that Bob Harrison used a "squeezy bottle" to force fluid into the caliper. 
> What's a "squeezy bottle"?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jim Butcher A185 B241BW
> finishing engine install & FWF wiring
>
>
> 




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