Hi I have just bought a 2010 GTR 1400 ....my first Kawasaki
I have just changed rear pads and decided to bleed brakes....go not fluid coming out of either bleed nipple and no back brake now...what have i done wrong?How can i fix it ?
Thanks
You did keep the rear master cylinder topped up?
It's under the seat.
Alan
Oh my...
Alan
I must admit I was unaware of the rear master cylinder and I did run it down. Since then I have used a vacuum pump as well as the traditional method of bleeding but still no fluid coming through
I don't think it's the master cylinder as all was working before I touched it !!!
I tried to bleed mine on a zzr11 rear calliper , could not do it by hand ,took it to the garage and he used a electric pump to push it through and get the air out , even then it took some doing , I thought it would be easy , apparently not , bleeding brakes , :gun_bandana:
If it went dry, then a power bleeder will be in order. I don't believe the rear master cylinder has a bleeder on it like the front.
I may be talking rubbish but is there something like an abs block between the rear cylinder and the calliper which might need bleeding its of?
Other than that I don't know, when I did mine I kept it topped up all the time.
Alan
Thanks Alan
I read on another forum that the BS does not /should not be bled?
Thaks for your time
Marc
Cheers Night rider
I have tried a vacuum but maybe i need to go to dealer :cry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CD0FWMB36s
This might be helpful.
Quote from: BigAlan on October 24, 2015, 01:09:44 PM
I may be talking rubbish but is there something like an abs block between the rear cylinder and the calliper which might need bleeding its of?
Other than that I don't know, when I did mine I kept it topped up all the time.
Alan
I don't think that has a bleeder, Alan. Having a MS go dry is not good, especially one that does not have it's own bleeder.
You have to suck the air out with a hand pump through the bleed nipple..
That's how the dealer does it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Oil-Suction-Hand-Syringe-Gun-Pump-Gearbox-Fill-Extractor-500ml-/131271443430?hash=item1e906343e6:g:AxgAAOSwDN1UQUBL
Vacuum applied to the bleed nipple whilst pumping the brake pedal will sort it.
Otherwise get a syringe and push the brake fluid from the bleed nipple to the master cylinder.
That's how I finally got my clutch sorted after a slave cylinder rebuild.
Vacuum finally did it ...just needed to be more patient!!!
Thanks for all the advice