It's cold out, and my brakes have a little give when I grab them, so I thought I'd change the fluid. Standard DOT4.
You guys correct me if I get it wrong.
The only drain nipple I see is on the left fork. There is a hose that connects the two calipers together. The nipple is on the left one. I would connect a drain hose to it and open it. I would also loosen the the front brake lever and rotate it so that the reservoir would be level.
Then I would connect the hose to the nipple, loosen the nipple, and start using my vacuum pump to pull fluid out until the system seems empty. Following that, I would add new fluid and keep pumping until fresh fluid with no bubbles comes out of the nipple into the vacuum pump container while making sure the brake fluid reservoir stays full by adding fluid as necessary.
Then I would close the nipple and make sure the brake fluid reservoir is full. Then replace the cover, and I should be finished.
The same for the rear brake.
Am I very close to right? I forgot. What size is the nut on the nipple?
Thanks,
Floyd
You guys correct me if I get it wrong.
The only drain nipple I see is on the left fork. There is a hose that connects the two calipers together. The nipple is on the left one. I would connect a drain hose to it and open it. I would also loosen the the front brake lever and rotate it so that the reservoir would be level.
Then I would connect the hose to the nipple, loosen the nipple, and start using my vacuum pump to pull fluid out until the system seems empty. Following that, I would add new fluid and keep pumping until fresh fluid with no bubbles comes out of the nipple into the vacuum pump container while making sure the brake fluid reservoir stays full by adding fluid as necessary.
Then I would close the nipple and make sure the brake fluid reservoir is full. Then replace the cover, and I should be finished.
The same for the rear brake.
Am I very close to right? I forgot. What size is the nut on the nipple?
Thanks,
Floyd