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Recently purchased some HEL stainless steel brake lines from HEL's ebay store: eBay My World - helperformance
1. REAR BRAKE LINES
So I started with the back brake line first. The process is simple, but a little messy. Get everything you need set up and laid out ahead of time and close at hand as you want to work quickly when doing the swap over as removing the brake line can be messy and you tend to drip brake fluid around.
I removed the seat and then the cap to the rear brake fluid reservoir. It's kind of a pain to get at and if you lift your tank it might make access to it easier. I put in a small funnel to make it easier to pour brake fluid in as you want to keep it topped up.
Simply unbolt both banjo bolts (caliper and master cylinder) and remove rear line. Then quickly bolt on your new line. Tighten the banjo bolts.
Top up the brake fluid. Pump the brake pedal several times to "prime" the system.
Now it's time to bleed. I purchased and decided to try using a Mityvac vacuum pump. This hand pump creates a vacuum that will basically suck out air and fluid through your brake lines. It's handy to use for flushing your system with new fluid, which is basically what I did at the same time as bleeding.
I used MOTUL DOT 4 brake fluid:
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1. REAR BRAKE LINES
So I started with the back brake line first. The process is simple, but a little messy. Get everything you need set up and laid out ahead of time and close at hand as you want to work quickly when doing the swap over as removing the brake line can be messy and you tend to drip brake fluid around.
I removed the seat and then the cap to the rear brake fluid reservoir. It's kind of a pain to get at and if you lift your tank it might make access to it easier. I put in a small funnel to make it easier to pour brake fluid in as you want to keep it topped up.
Simply unbolt both banjo bolts (caliper and master cylinder) and remove rear line. Then quickly bolt on your new line. Tighten the banjo bolts.
Top up the brake fluid. Pump the brake pedal several times to "prime" the system.
Now it's time to bleed. I purchased and decided to try using a Mityvac vacuum pump. This hand pump creates a vacuum that will basically suck out air and fluid through your brake lines. It's handy to use for flushing your system with new fluid, which is basically what I did at the same time as bleeding.
I used MOTUL DOT 4 brake fluid:
..continued next post.
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