Post by steve on Oct 31, 2013 5:23:21 GMT -6
I'm new at this, so it might not be all that new, but I'll share this anyway.
I installed apehanger handlebars on my Viking and needed longer brake lines so the system sat empty but sealed for almost 3 months while I tried to hunt down new lines. Maybe that time lag was my problem, but I could not get either brake to pump up after the install. I was sure that I had an air lock some where. My solution was to grab up one of those big "ol massagers that a lot of women are fond of . I set it for hi speed and held it on the bottom of the line next to the calipher while I pumped the handle. This is with the bleeder valve closed. Didn't take long for the air to start bubbling out of the master cylinder and there was no mess to clean up after. Works on the same idea of those giant vibrators that I used to settle concrete into the form as a kid. I now have a cordless Hitachi massager in my tool box..
I installed apehanger handlebars on my Viking and needed longer brake lines so the system sat empty but sealed for almost 3 months while I tried to hunt down new lines. Maybe that time lag was my problem, but I could not get either brake to pump up after the install. I was sure that I had an air lock some where. My solution was to grab up one of those big "ol massagers that a lot of women are fond of . I set it for hi speed and held it on the bottom of the line next to the calipher while I pumped the handle. This is with the bleeder valve closed. Didn't take long for the air to start bubbling out of the master cylinder and there was no mess to clean up after. Works on the same idea of those giant vibrators that I used to settle concrete into the form as a kid. I now have a cordless Hitachi massager in my tool box..
