So I'm still in the slow progressing process of rebuilding my 1997 savage.. recently got all the body parts back on excluding the carburetor and when I went to use the front brake I couldn't get it to do anything at all.

No pressure in the handle and the front brake doesn't activate at all.

So we drained the bit(resevoir?) with the brake fluid in it and bled the brake but nothing changed when we did this.

The bike has not been ran in 5+ years due to my uncle leaving it next to a trailer after he bought it off us years back..

We looked online at other sites(couldn't find anything on here) and some people suggested disconnecting the hose from the resevoir and placing my finger over the hole and pumping the brake.. but I wasn't sure what I was looking for and nothing happened.

If pictures or anything I can do answer questions will help please let me know.. I'm very eager to get this work in progress running again >.<



Also, on a side not.. we can't figure out how to reconnect the carburetor   after removing it for a rebuild we have it on the bike but two hoses (i think) come off the carburetor and connect to other sections of the bike.. and I don't want to screw something up by getting the hoses mixed up.. a diagram or if it's easily explainable would help a ton and I'd greatly appreciate it  After these two issues are sorted and assuming the rebuild worked the bike should finally be finished and ready to ride

Okay, I'll give that a shot tonight that thank you

Thanks also for the diagram, made it simple lol.

Also, what SHOULD the rubber diaphragm in the reservoir look like?
Mine looks nothing at all like the one in this posting
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1177184106/13

Mine is all pushed downward and looks warped.

No lol... it's very warped.  when it's put into the master cylinder it just pushes the fluid out like its over filled.  Definitely needs to be replaced.. I'll take the caliper apart this afternoon and see if anything else is damaged.  Thanks guys

Ok so it turns out no oil got into the master cylinder... I just wasn't aware it appeared to be sucked down.. I just popped it into its correct form and it looks alright.

Took the caliper off and everything APPEARED alright.. but still no pressure in the brake lever.  

Could the piece in the master cylinder (listed as #2 in this link http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/model_years/4007-suzuki-1997-savage-ls650p/ass...) need to be replaced for one reason or another?  

Any suggestions would be great

Sounds like a good plan from here..

Tried what you said and nothing happened... When we compressed that part of the caliper (technical name lol?) it cause the brake fluid in the master cylinder to bubble but it didn't over flow (it's probably just low on fluid).. Everything looks in order so I'm at a total loss >.< I'm contemplating just going flinstone to bring the bike to a stop when I'm riding lol.

One more time: Put a clear hose long enough to reach the master cylinder on the slightly opened bleeder screw. Hold the loose end of the hose in the m/c reservoir under the fluid level & squeeze the brake lever until you have a solid stream of fluid in the hose. Do not let the free end come out of the fluid while you're doing this. Once there are no bubbles in the hose, close the bleeder & using a rag remove your bleeder hose, first at m/c, then at bleeder. If you do this right, you won't have a mess to clean up & you will have the firmest brake ever.

Works every time for me.....

Awesome, got it working great after we get it on the road and such should I take it easy on the brakes for awhile?  Probably should anyways considering the bike hasn't been started in a very long time >.<