Hi there,
Wonder if anyone can help...
Ive got an '03 Mille that insists on taking air into the front brake. In the short time ive had the bike ive had to bleed the front brake 5 or 6 times.
After a week of so of riding it i figured it needed bleeding as the lever was coming quite far back (although it came back a bit when i bought it).
Bled it off and all was fine in the world..... until a couple of weeks later it needed doing again. This went on for a couple of weeks so I did a full fluid flush and change on the front brake.
Firstly there are no visible leaks. The bottle, union, lever, braided lines and calipers are all bone dry and always have been.
The fluid i flushed and filled with was DOT5.1 fresh out of a sealed bottle.
Everytime i have to bleed it there is never air at any point other than the lever, leading me to think the lever is taking in air somehow??
Once bled the lever is solid - no sponginess etc.
...... and then it needs bleeding again with lots of air in the lever.
:dunno
Any thoughts?
Cheers
-W
Wonder if anyone can help...
Ive got an '03 Mille that insists on taking air into the front brake. In the short time ive had the bike ive had to bleed the front brake 5 or 6 times.
After a week of so of riding it i figured it needed bleeding as the lever was coming quite far back (although it came back a bit when i bought it).
Bled it off and all was fine in the world..... until a couple of weeks later it needed doing again. This went on for a couple of weeks so I did a full fluid flush and change on the front brake.
Firstly there are no visible leaks. The bottle, union, lever, braided lines and calipers are all bone dry and always have been.
The fluid i flushed and filled with was DOT5.1 fresh out of a sealed bottle.
Everytime i have to bleed it there is never air at any point other than the lever, leading me to think the lever is taking in air somehow??
Once bled the lever is solid - no sponginess etc.
...... and then it needs bleeding again with lots of air in the lever.
:dunno
Any thoughts?
Cheers
-W
