| Clutch and Brake Bleeding tip | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15th, 2010 02:34 am | 61st Post |
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I tried this and it worked for me. 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 13th, 2010 04:16 pm | 62nd Post |
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REPLACING A LOWER CLUTCH LINE TODAY AND I AM GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT AND WHILE I AM @ IT ILL DO THE BRAKES ALSO GREAT TIP
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17th, 2010 02:10 pm | 63rd Post |
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Thanks so much for the tip. I have brakes and clutch to do. Was going to get speed bleeders, but will try this method first.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18th, 2010 06:48 pm | 64th Post |
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Similiar to Majic Fingers and Ole Guy I used a compressor out of a fridge. One hell of a vacum source.. used it to bleed the brakes on a 27" trailer. The Goldwing was quick and simple.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 8th, 2010 03:13 pm | 65th Post |
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I was a little concerned about trying this on my clutch system 1000 miles from home, but it worked great, took less than 20 minutes and the old fluid looked like a dirty toilet. Completely opaque at 82000 miles. One of my big issues with Honda service is their menu maintenance that doesn't seem to cover things such as this. From the looks of it flushing the brake and clutch system should be done every 60000 or less. Attachment: clutch fluid.JPG (Downloaded 449 times) Last edited on Sun Aug 8th, 2010 03:26 pm by creaghmi |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 8th, 2010 03:28 pm | 66th Post |
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It's cheap, fast and easy, so do it often to improve performance and protect the system from other more costly repairs. Don't forget to flush your brakes too. I live in a wet climate, so I do all this every other year.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 7th, 2010 11:48 pm | 67th Post |
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These are really great ideas. My spongy brakes should be hard in no time. Update: Used a rubber band to hold in the front brake last night and it worked like a charm. Last edited on Wed Sep 8th, 2010 09:27 pm by komotos56 |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 8th, 2010 01:42 am | 68th Post |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26th, 2010 01:45 am | 69th Post |
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I really like the soap dispenser idea! I've tried ALL the tips for doing this job & to date, the best I found was speed bleeders. they work! period!! (I attached a link to their website below.) I will try this idea though as I am open for any cheap fixes/tips. thanks!! http://www.speedbleeder.com Last edited on Fri Nov 26th, 2010 01:47 am by redrider69 ____________________ The good that I do is never remembered..the bad is never forgotten. It's easier to ask forgiveness than ask for permission. |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11th, 2010 05:20 pm | 70th Post |
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where exactly do I find the clutch bleeder valve for my 92 aspencade? I read through the entire post and I saw one reference to on the left side and behind the motor. I'm new to this, and having difficulty finding the bleeder. No manual yet so I can't go look at that. Can anybody take a picture and post it up? Thanks.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11th, 2010 08:55 pm | 71st Post |
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take off the right side cover. you should see it just below the alternator.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12th, 2010 03:27 am | 72nd Post |
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Thanks, once I figured out what I was looking at it was a piece of cake. I had been looking at the bleeder before and didn't know that I was looking at the "thing". I was a pig looking at a wristwatch. As soon as I figured out what the "thing" was...funny it didn't look like anything at all like I have encountered with brake jobs. So, anyway, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12th, 2010 02:26 pm | 73rd Post |
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This is a photo of a variation of the same idea but used to set the correct fork oil level. Take the exact measurement you need the fork level at for your bike and set the little piece of wood at exactly the same distance from end of tubing. Slightly overfill the fork and pump out the excess by putting the tube in the fork with the wood resting across the top of the fork. When oil at the exact required level the oil will stop pumping and you get air pumping out. Simple but very effective.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19th, 2011 11:03 pm | 74th Post |
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excellent idea for a quick and dirty bleeding tool. Phoenix bleeders can push and vacuum too
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| Posted: Mon Feb 21st, 2011 11:05 pm | 75th Post |
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AWESOME !!! Nice work and it does work !!
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27th, 2011 05:13 pm | 76th Post |
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Similiar idea is the eze bleeder, http://www.ezebleeder.net Gonna try it out this week. Cheers Bob
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| Posted: Thu Mar 3rd, 2011 10:56 pm | 77th Post |
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What a wonderful idea  That is going to save me a whole lot of aggravation when I change the fork oil this Spring.Thanks, Greg Littlejohn wrote: This is a photo of a variation of the same idea but used to set the correct fork oil level. Take the exact measurement you need the fork level at for your bike and set the little piece of wood at exactly the same distance from end of tubing. Slightly overfill the fork and pump out the excess by putting the tube in the fork with the wood resting across the top of the fork. When oil at the exact required level the oil will stop pumping and you get air pumping out. Simple but very effective.
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| Posted: Thu May 5th, 2011 03:08 pm | 78th Post |
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What a great idea! thanks for the cheapo tip.....(saves the $$$ for other stuff) LOL
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28th, 2012 06:25 pm | 79th Post |
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I will try this on my clutch at the weekend.How is it the best things are the simple ones/
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| Posted: Mon Apr 2nd, 2012 08:37 pm | 80th Post |
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Wow that is so easy and works so well, top tip.
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