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John Boland · 05-10-2010, 06:27 PM

A way I heard of but never tried... You can do it by yourself. It may take a lot of fluid. 4 hoses to fit over the bleeders (or 8 reading the previous post), open all bleeders, drop the hoses in jars or containers at each wheel. Put about a couple of inches fluid in each container. Make sure the hose ends are submerged. Start pumping the pedal, keep filling the MC and pump the pedal until the air goes out and fluid gets sucked in. Keep pumping and filling the MC. If there was a lot of air you will see bubbles but I think almost all of it is out now with a little trapped somewhere. So when you think you have pushed the air out or flushed the fluid well, tighten the bleeders and remove the hoses. Top off the MC and see what you have. A defective MC comes to mind too.

05-10-2010, 06:27 PM	#20
John Boland Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 46 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: soft brakes - why? A way I heard of but never tried... You can do it by yourself. It may take a lot of fluid. 4 hoses to fit over the bleeders (or 8 reading the previous post), open all bleeders, drop the hoses in jars or containers at each wheel. Put about a couple of inches fluid in each container. Make sure the hose ends are submerged. Start pumping the pedal, keep filling the MC and pump the pedal until the air goes out and fluid gets sucked in. Keep pumping and filling the MC. If there was a lot of air you will see bubbles but I think almost all of it is out now with a little trapped somewhere. So when you think you have pushed the air out or flushed the fluid well, tighten the bleeders and remove the hoses. Top off the MC and see what you have. A defective MC comes to mind too.