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| - Unscrew the banjo bolt, pull the bolt out of the brake line. Set the bolt aside. Loosen the bleed screw. | - Unscrew the banjo bolt, pull the bolt out of the brake line. Set the bolt aside. Loosen the bleed screw. | ||
| - Remove the brake pads from caliper. Then remove caliper from the bracket. | - Remove the brake pads from caliper. Then remove caliper from the bracket. | ||
| - | - Unscrew the master cylinder filling cap and fill with fluid | + | - Unscrew the master cylinder filling cap and fill with fluid. |
| - With your left hand hold your index finger and thumb and pinch the loose end of the brake line to cover the holes that the banjo bolt passes through. | - With your left hand hold your index finger and thumb and pinch the loose end of the brake line to cover the holes that the banjo bolt passes through. | ||
| - While doing step 3 slowly pump the brake lever until fluid is squirting out of the line between your fingers. REMEMBER you will have to keep adding fluid to the reservoir to make sure you don't pump air back into the line. Hold the line up high and continue at least one more pump. //Keep Loose end of brake line up in the air to prevent fluid from running out and air entering the line.// | - While doing step 3 slowly pump the brake lever until fluid is squirting out of the line between your fingers. REMEMBER you will have to keep adding fluid to the reservoir to make sure you don't pump air back into the line. Hold the line up high and continue at least one more pump. //Keep Loose end of brake line up in the air to prevent fluid from running out and air entering the line.// | ||
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| - Loosen one hose on the front caliper and remove it. | - Loosen one hose on the front caliper and remove it. | ||
| - Pinch banjo fitting on the end of this loose hose with you thumb and index finger and pump the brake lever slowly until fluid squirts out between your fingers. (this is priming the master cylinder) | - Pinch banjo fitting on the end of this loose hose with you thumb and index finger and pump the brake lever slowly until fluid squirts out between your fingers. (this is priming the master cylinder) | ||
| - | - Re-install the brake hose and tighten the banjo bolt | + | - Re-install the brake hose and tighten the banjo bolt. |
| - | - Pump the brake lever and watch in the reservoir for air bubbles. Air bubbles coming up from the master cylinder means that the brake hoses and calipers are filling with fluid | + | - Pump the brake lever and watch in the reservoir for air bubbles. Air bubbles coming up from the master cylinder means that the brake hoses and calipers are filling with fluid. |
| - After pumping the brake lever for what seems like eternity you should feel the brake lever getting stiffer as if your brakes are working but are spongy. | - After pumping the brake lever for what seems like eternity you should feel the brake lever getting stiffer as if your brakes are working but are spongy. | ||
| - | - Now you have to bleed the air out of the calipers | + | - Now you have to bleed the air out of the calipers. |
| - With the brake lever released or in the not applied position, open a bleed screw on one caliper. | - With the brake lever released or in the not applied position, open a bleed screw on one caliper. | ||
| - Then slowly press the brake lever watching the fluid that comes out of the bleed screw, and hold the brake lever. | - Then slowly press the brake lever watching the fluid that comes out of the bleed screw, and hold the brake lever. | ||
| - | - With the brake lever pressed all the way tighten the bleed screw | + | - With the brake lever pressed all the way tighten the bleed screw. |
| - | - Slowly release the brake lever | + | - Slowly release the brake lever. |
| - Continue #9 through #12 until no air bubbles come out of the bleed screws and repeat for any remaining bleed screws. | - Continue #9 through #12 until no air bubbles come out of the bleed screws and repeat for any remaining bleed screws. | ||
| - The brake lever should have a solid feel to now and if not continue pumping and bleeding until you do. Check and add fluid if necessary and re-install the reservoir cover. | - The brake lever should have a solid feel to now and if not continue pumping and bleeding until you do. Check and add fluid if necessary and re-install the reservoir cover. | ||
| - After a few days of riding bleed the calipers again to assure that all air is out. | - After a few days of riding bleed the calipers again to assure that all air is out. | ||
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