Well, I made my first foray into the world of brakes and bleeding them. I ordered from Goodridge brake lines and a Mity-Vac, so when they arrived today I dived in.
These are the double lines with a dark grey coating over stainless steel braid. Kinda looks like carbon fiber.
I'm pretty sure I did everything right. Drained the old lines and removed them. Routed the new lines so they'd have even slack for suspension movement. Tightened everything down, used the spacers as per the instructions. Hooked up the mity-vac as per instructions. Add DOT4 brake fluid. Loosen the bleeder nut and pump the mity-vac.
I know that you are supposed to know when the lines are done by watching for air bubbles. But air seeped into the hose at the bleeder nut threads, so it was hard to tell if things were properly bled. I decided to pump at a pretty good rate until there was definitly fluid coming through and then retighten the nut while there was still vaccum in the hose. Did both sides twice. I did keep fluid up top to prevent it from running out.
I have taken it for a ride and the brakes do have improved feel and power. But the difference wasn't as dramatic as I had hoped. Does this mean I still have some air in those lines despite my best efforts to prevent it? Or is the difference not quite night-and-day?
These are the double lines with a dark grey coating over stainless steel braid. Kinda looks like carbon fiber.
I'm pretty sure I did everything right. Drained the old lines and removed them. Routed the new lines so they'd have even slack for suspension movement. Tightened everything down, used the spacers as per the instructions. Hooked up the mity-vac as per instructions. Add DOT4 brake fluid. Loosen the bleeder nut and pump the mity-vac.
I know that you are supposed to know when the lines are done by watching for air bubbles. But air seeped into the hose at the bleeder nut threads, so it was hard to tell if things were properly bled. I decided to pump at a pretty good rate until there was definitly fluid coming through and then retighten the nut while there was still vaccum in the hose. Did both sides twice. I did keep fluid up top to prevent it from running out.
I have taken it for a ride and the brakes do have improved feel and power. But the difference wasn't as dramatic as I had hoped. Does this mean I still have some air in those lines despite my best efforts to prevent it? Or is the difference not quite night-and-day?