Bleeding Front Brakes?

[misternikko]

I have to pull in my front brake lever considerably before the brakes bite. Almost feels like air in the line. Can someone please give me a quick run down of the fastest and easiest way to bleed the front brakes? I am on a 2009 Scg with the 8 piston caliper. Thanks!

 

[netty2424]

I just both a brake bleeder set from cycle gear, made by Stockton. I've always done the manual method, open, pump, close, repeat, but that's tougher on the rear since the caliper is on the left side and brake on the right side.

So I bout this yesterday, on sale right now at cycle gear. Haven't used it yet, but its got to be faster.


Brake Bleeder Link

 

[07Bolt]

check ur pads too; doing it with air (mighty vac/brake bleeder kit) provides complete removal of air/bubbles given ur familiar with the procedure.

if not find a printer ink refill syringe and a small see thru hose that u can syphon the fluid out with. put in the new fluid and purge the air out at the fitting on the caliper

hope that the pistons dont get stuck and uhave to blow them out with compressed air

 

[user_deleted]

assuming your DOT-4 brake fluid is nice and clean, think about going with EBC HH pads if you're still running stock pads. just the increase in braking and lever feel worth price of the pads. having said that:
fill master cylinder reservoir to recommended level.
make sure cap and gasket installed correctly.
loosen caliper bleeder screw then re-snug it. keep your 10mm box wrench on the bleeder.
slide clear piece of polypropyl line (clear plastic line) over caliper bleed screw and place other end in old bottle or coffee can type container.
go to brake lever or pedal and pump briskly and firmly for perhaps 10 pumps or so. keep the lever/pedal on full pressure and crack bleeder.
you will probably see combination of brownish colored fluid and tiny air bubbles coming out of caliper in the clear line you installed. lever/pedal will go to full stop. keep it there and tighten bleeder. release lever/pedal. do this perhaps 3 more times in identical sequence then check fluid reservoir level. what you're looking to accomplish is clean fluid coming out of bleeder screw, no air bubbles, and firm feel at lever/pedal. hope that helps.

 

[g3STRIKES]

a trick a friend of mine taught me is when bleeding complete pump lever and put a zip tie on it holding pressure on brake overnite not sure why this works but added solidness to my brake