spdbyspanklyn Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Im re assembling my banshee after a total tear down and I put the rear brakes back together and no matter what I do I cant get them to work, I have no pedal, tried bleeding them and still nothing. Also, just for reference I dont have any front brakes just rears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spdbyspanklyn Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Did you make sure to put the tension spring back on? Yes I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-GO Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Ok I had a similar problem after I tore mine down and it wouldnt bleed. Pull the bleeder valve screw on the caliper off and make sure the lil whole by the threads isnt clogged. This was my problem and after I cleaned out that lil hole with a pin I put it back on, after that I did the following. 1- cleaned the valve. 2- put the bleeder valve back on caliper. 3- hooked up a 2 ft hose with a 3/16" inner diameter to the bleeder valve 4- filled up a little cup with brake fluid, and put the opposite end of the hose from the valve in the cup of brake fluid (DOT 4) 5- opened the cap on the resevoir 6- push brake lever all the way down and hold it. 7- open bleeder valve screw and release air not letting the brake lever up till you close bleeder. 8- repeat process till hard. (took me about 6 or 7 times until I seen there was no air bubbles in the lil cup that the hose ran into and all the old fluid was gone. Hope this helps it worked for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spdbyspanklyn Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Ok I had a similar problem after I tore mine down and it wouldnt bleed. Pull the bleeder valve screw on the caliper off and make sure the lil whole by the threads isnt clogged. This was my problem and after I cleaned out that lil hole with a pin I put it back on, after that I did the following. 1- cleaned the valve. 2- put the bleeder valve back on caliper. 3- hooked up a 2 ft hose with a 3/16" inner diameter to the bleeder valve 4- filled up a little cup with brake fluid, and put the opposite end of the hose from the valve in the cup of brake fluid (DOT 4) 5- opened the cap on the resevoir 6- push brake lever all the way down and hold it. 7- open bleeder valve screw and release air not letting the brake lever up till you close bleeder. 8- repeat process till hard. (took me about 6 or 7 times until I seen there was no air bubbles in the lil cup that the hose ran into and all the old fluid was gone. Hope this helps it worked for me! Ok thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-GO Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 No problem.. I was getting pissed and found that lil hole on the inside of the bleeder by the threads was clogged up, once I cleaned it up the brakes finally started hardening up. Let us know if you get it. Cheers , EZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 If the above does not work, try taking the caliper off the rotor and position it higher than the master cylinder with the bleeder screw at the highest point. Then bleed as above, air bubbles like to rise to the highest point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-GO Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 If the above does not work, try taking the caliper off the rotor and position it higher than the master cylinder with the bleeder screw at the highest point. Then bleed as above, air bubbles like to rise to the highest point. Ya ive heard that, but if you make the hose long enough to loop higher than the MC it should work. Also make sure you didnt put 2 of the washers on one side of the brake line, should be one on each side of the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Ya ive heard that, but if you make the hose long enough to loop higher than the MC it should work. Also make sure you didnt put 2 of the washers on one side of the brake line, should be one on each side of the line. The loop of the hose does not matter, you need to get the outlet from the caliper as the highest point so the air bubble will want to flow to the outlet and not be trapped in some corner of the caliper causing sponginess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-GO Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) The loop of the hose does not matter, you need to get the outlet from the caliper as the highest point so the air bubble will want to flow to the outlet and not be trapped in some corn."er of the caliper causing sponginess. Ive heard people lifting the ass of the bike or removing caliper before. As far as "The loop of the hose does not matter" read below from the clymers manual. Clymers Manual "The tube should be long enough so that a loop can be made higher than the bleeder valve to prevent air from being drawn into the caliper during bleeding." Thats all I meant by the tube, but whatever works.. Just saying this is what worked for me. Cheers, EZ Edited June 24, 2011 by EZ-GO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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