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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Brake caliper frozen shut Reply #15 - 11/15/09 at 09:51:30 You could fill it w/ brake fluid. Then plumb into it & adapt to a grease zerk & use a grease gun. Maybe just squeezing the lever will get it, dont run out of fluid in the master cylinder, tho.
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Reply #16 - 11/15/09 at 11:13:08

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/15/09 at 09:51:30:

You could fill it w/ brake fluid. Then plumb into it & adapt to a grease zerk & use a grease gun. Maybe just squeezing the lever will get it, dont run out of fluid in the master cylinder, tho.

Ok Justin, that's what happened to me. What's the trick on bleeding the brakes when the MC reservoir runs dry?

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Brake caliper frozen shut Reply #17 - 11/15/09 at 11:21:58 In this case, it's ok to reuse the brake fluid as you're going to pull it apart and replace it anyway. If you had started with a clean container, just pour it back in. keep going until all the bubbles are out.
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Reply #18 - 11/15/09 at 11:33:39

Sometimes when the m/c runs dry, its hard to get the fluid to go down into the piston/pump the lever operates. Just dump the fluid in & pump the lever.. if that doesnt get it, try vibrating the bars a bit, if thats a no go, you may have to slightly pressurize the M/C reservoir. I did. It was pretty tricky, so explaining it would take forever, just have to be creative. Hopefully, it wont come to that.

OHH yea, you might be able to suck the fluid down, if you can get vacuum on the hose or the caliper,

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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Brake caliper frozen shut Reply #19 - 11/15/09 at 23:35:20 i have to fill an ink syringe with fluid stick it on the hole in the master cylinder and open bleed hole and squeeze the fluid in
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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: Brake caliper frozen shut Reply #20 - 11/16/09 at 15:41:42 Installed the new caliper today and then went to get the top off the Master Cylinder reservoir to start the bleed. One of the darn phillips screw heads was stripped down to a round hole. Stopped me dead in my tracks. Went to Sears and bought a screw extraction kit. My project for tomorrow.
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Reply #21 - 11/17/09 at 01:42:25

photojoe FSO wrote on 11/16/09 at 15:41:42:

Installed the new caliper today and then went to get the top off the Master Cylinder reservoir to start the bleed. One of the darn phillips screw heads was stripped down to a round hole. Stopped me dead in my tracks. Went to Sears and bought a screw extraction kit. My project for tomorrow.

I learned quickly not to even bother with those screw without an impact driver.

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Reply #22 - 11/17/09 at 12:59:59

Screw came right out with the extractor.

As I figured going in, there's no pressure at all with the fluid. Lever has zero resistance. So, no bleeding yet. Going to have to buy a pump from Harbor Freight.

Quick question: Do the fluid holes in the brake hose and bolt by the caliper have to line up at all? Makes sense that thy do, but no mention of it in the clymer.

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Reply #23 - 11/17/09 at 13:59:14

No, you don't have to line up any holes. There's a recess in the banjo that lets fluid go between holes.

How to start fluid going in a dry hose. open the bleeder and leave it open. Put a tube on it and drop it into a jar. Fill up the master and either go scratch your @$$ somewhere else or have a beer Smiley

It'll start by itself. Keep the master full.

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Reply #24 - 11/18/09 at 10:58:24

verslagen1 wrote on 11/17/09 at 13:59:14:

No, you don't have to line up any holes. There's a recess in the banjo that lets fluid go between holes.

How to start fluid going in a dry hose. open the bleeder and leave it open. Put a tube on it and drop it into a jar. Fill up the master and either go scratch your @$$ somewhere else or have a beer Smiley

It'll start by itself. Keep the master full.

Advice taken, and job complete with no need to spend money on a brake bleeder pump.

A few feet of 14" clear hose, a clean jar and a little patience. Installed the EBC pads as well. Now I'll focus on changing the rear brake shoes.

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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: Brake caliper frozen shut Reply #25 - 11/21/09 at 12:58:16 i used an ink syringe filled with fluid, poke end in hole in master cylinder and pump the fluid in manually until the leaver works
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