I'm getting ready to change the front/rear brake fluid on my 94vfr and was wondering if anyone has good tips on this project? What types of bleeder tools to use. I'm probably just going to run the old rubber hose to a bucket (old school). Thank you for your help.
Well if you have the $$ Id go buy a vacuum hand pump for the job. I used to have one, bought it at sears for about 70.00. I have since lost it, so Im back to old school. Nothin wrong with the tube in a can just make sure you have some fluid in the can, that your hose sits in, to prevent air from going back up in. Bleed the system from the banjo bolt at the master cyl. down to the banjo at the slave and finally the bleeder nipple. not a hard job to do yourself, I found that if you pull the lever @ 3/4, open the banjo, making sure you have everything covered with some shop towels below the master, and one handy to wipe with, crack the banjo about 1/4 turn and pull the lever in all the way, then tighten the banjo before you return the lever to its resting pos. You should see and hear the air escape.Do this until you no longer hear or see air escape and move on to the next. This goes for the rest of it too. I just did all of my masters with all new fluid, F/R and Clutch. Good luck, its easy!
I dont have any pix for you but my best tips are... - Jump out and go buy speed bleeders for each bleed valve you are gonna screw with. - I bought mine from Spiegler Performance. Life savers! - A mityvac bleeder tool (the metal kind not the cheapo plastic one) is another great thingy to have on hand. - Also those clear plastic containers with the hose conection on the top of the lid are really "must have" - Another tip that saves big agravation is go to the auto parts store and buy some of those tiny spring hose clamps - the kind you see on cars and stuff holding those small vacumm hoses. Use these clamps on your bleed hose that you put over your bleed valves so they dont pop off. It makes a much more cleaner job from getting brake fluid everwhere. (The stuff has a mind of its own,) My last bleed job I had for the front I had one container for each caliper on each side of the bike. I would first crack one bleed some, close it, go to the other side, crack it open, bleed some, close it - back and forth. Works very well. I have to refresh my memory but there is something about if your system is bone dry - do not over stroke the lever to the master cylinder - if you get fluid in the backside of the piston - your screwed. U would have to take it apart to clear it to get things moving again. Stroke the levers only about half way until you start to get good pressure. BTW - a very good brake fluid on the market is Valveoline Synth power. Good luck, MD
