low tech brake tip
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richardb, austin
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low tech brake tip
If you are going to R&R your brake pads and R&R the brake fluid in the same maintenance operation, do the pads first. If you already changed the fluid & topped it off, then do the pads, the new, thicker pads will force fluid back into the master cylinder making it overfull & require you to siphon off the overage. Doh!
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96desertXII
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Re: low tech brake tip
good advise....I like to open the bleeder to compress the piston for the new pads. That way I'm always adding new clean fluid and never pushing the old fluid back into the master.
Chuck & Ruthie
1996 Voyager XII (89K and climbing)
1989 FLHS (sold)
2009 FLHTCI (sold)
2005 FLHRI (sold)
2003 FLHTCU (sold)
1978 GL1000 (sold)
1978 CB750K (sold)
1958 FLH (stolen)
1996 Voyager XII (89K and climbing)
1989 FLHS (sold)
2009 FLHTCI (sold)
2005 FLHRI (sold)
2003 FLHTCU (sold)
1978 GL1000 (sold)
1978 CB750K (sold)
1958 FLH (stolen)