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hydralic foot brake
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Posted by: gr race

i have an aftermarket foot brake the pedal feels soft have bleed system a couple times doesn;t help could the master cylinder be bad and if so any ideas when i can get replacement parts

Posted by: hotquads1

what brand is it? If it came from a DRR dealer , then we will have the parts for it.
marc

Posted by: riding4fun

I had a hard time bleeding mine. Did you try sucking the fluid through with a syringe. That's what worked for me.

Posted by: jerkyboy

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Originally posted by riding4fun
I had a hard time bleeding mine. Did you try sucking the fluid through with a syringe. That's what worked for me.

Same here. Thats what I had to do also. It was much faster
doing it this way.

Posted by: cheatermtrsprts

I use an oil squirt can filled with brake fluid with a piece of hose on it. Take most of the fluid out of the reservoir, open the bleeder and pump it back through to the master cylinder. Then you might have to bleed it one time and its usually good to go. Lots quicker than just plain bleeding.

Posted by: BradLoomis

The fastest, easiest way I have found is to remove the banjo bolt on the caliper and remove th ebolt and washers off of the hose. Pinch the openings of the hose with your thumb and finger and start pumping the foot brake. Your fingers will allow the air pressure to force past without letting any air back into the system. It works alot like a standard bleeder can but pressure is always more positive and forcefull than vacuum. I also like that I can raise the hose vertically to allow air bubbles to migrate vertically by themselves. Then just reattach to the caliper and a quick bleeding of it and you are done. Just what works for me.

Posted by: ecmini1

We use a vacumn bleeder easier and faster.

Posted by: dirttrack86

Brick and rope, at end of race, throw on ground. LOL

Posted by: backinsaddle

I use this and it works better than anything I've ever used in the past:
http://www.motiveproducts.com/02bleeders.html
made my own custom fitting for the front brakes, i will make one for the back when I get a chance.