Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Gallery Index & Tech Ref
Goldwing Trivia
Goldwing- The First 20 Years
From Japan to USA
Goldwing Magazine Articles
Two Wheel Magazine 1975- Honda's GL1000, The Future
Cycle Illustrated, Nov. 1975- 2 Big Ones From Honda
1977 Model GL1000 Setup Instructions
Owners Manuals
GL1000
1975 GL1000
1978 GL1000
GL1100
1980 GL1100 Standard
1981 GL1100 Interstate
1982 GL1100 Aspencade
1982 GL1100 Interstate
1982 GL1100 Standard
1983 GL1100 Aspencade
1983 GL1100 Interstate
GL1200
1984 GL1200 Standard
1986 GL1200 Interstate
1987 GL1200 Aspencade
GL1500
1987 GL1200 Aspencade
Service Bulletins and Recalls- All Models
GL1000
GL1000- Important GL1000 Service Reminder (1 Page) 6-13-1975
SL #108 Tire and Wheel Rim Matching Information 6-20-75 (7 pages)
Service Tools Newsletter 7-31-75 (2 pages)
SB 1000 #3 Pressurised Cooling System Tester 10-10-75 (3 pages)
SB 1000 #1 Cylinder Head Core Plug Leakage- Revised 7-9-76 (3 pages)
SL #117 Exhaust Pipe and Muffler Paint Damage 9-30-76 (1 page)
SL #118 Instrument Troubleshooting 10-27-76 (5 pages)
PB 1000-2 Changes to Clutch Components 11-3-76 (1 page)
PB 1000-3 Changes to Right Front Engine Cover 1-5-77 (1 page)
SB 1000 #11 Final Drive Gear Case Cover Change 10-15-77 (1 page)
SB 1000 #12 New Main Bearing Caps 11-23-77 (1 page)
SB 1000 #13 Recall to Replace Rear Brake Pads 3-21-78 (5 pages)
SB 1000 #14 Cylinder Head Bolt Torque Change 11-8-78 (1 page)
GL1200
Special Consumer Report: 1984 and 1985 GW Rear Hub
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Classic Goldwing Technical Forums
GL1100
Gl1100 Front brake bleeding tip
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Classic Goldwings:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="derrick woods" data-source="post: 230127" data-attributes="member: 6057"><p>So after rebuilding front calipers and putting new master cylinder on I tried everything to bleed the front bakes I've never had or seen a set of brakes this hard to purge .1st I gravity bleed didn't work 2nd I did the ol fashioned pump and release method didn't work, tried lifting front caliper to were bleeders were pointed straight up to alow air to escape didn't work lol . So I thought it's gotta be the brake lines bought stainless steel braided coated lines had them made up 120 bucks at Napa put them on did all the same methods as mentioned before nothing worked at this point I was mad and thought I had a bad master cylinder. So I tried something new while pumping the lever I took a small ball peen hammer and tapped the tee fitting at steering neck and opened bleeder,[ATTACH=full]50132[/ATTACH] then moved to the calipers I tapped the calipers with the handle end while pumping lever and releasing the bleeder[ATTACH=full]50133[/ATTACH] wow it worked finally have brakes. I've been working on bikes professionally for a long time and I have to say these are the hardest brakes I've ever had to purge air from[ATTACH=full]50132[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="derrick woods, post: 230127, member: 6057"] So after rebuilding front calipers and putting new master cylinder on I tried everything to bleed the front bakes I've never had or seen a set of brakes this hard to purge .1st I gravity bleed didn't work 2nd I did the ol fashioned pump and release method didn't work, tried lifting front caliper to were bleeders were pointed straight up to alow air to escape didn't work lol . So I thought it's gotta be the brake lines bought stainless steel braided coated lines had them made up 120 bucks at Napa put them on did all the same methods as mentioned before nothing worked at this point I was mad and thought I had a bad master cylinder. So I tried something new while pumping the lever I took a small ball peen hammer and tapped the tee fitting at steering neck and opened bleeder,[ATTACH type="full"]50132[/ATTACH] then moved to the calipers I tapped the calipers with the handle end while pumping lever and releasing the bleeder[ATTACH type="full"]50133[/ATTACH] wow it worked finally have brakes. I've been working on bikes professionally for a long time and I have to say these are the hardest brakes I've ever had to purge air from[ATTACH type="full"]50132[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Classic Goldwing Technical Forums
GL1100
Gl1100 Front brake bleeding tip
Top