turbofurball Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Ah yes, an integral reservoir would be a pain. I used to have access to a professional pressure top-down bleeding system for cars, and that really was a the bees knees - sorry to hear you've got stuck, fingers crossed your mechanic can sort it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted February 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Mechanic sorted the bleeding for a tenner. After all the hours I had put in!? The travel was still a bit long and once I started riding the brake was horribly noisy and ineffective. Riding about dragging the brake for a while solved the noise and lack of friction. By the end of the day the travel has shortened slightly so it now seems all good. I’ll show the pads and disc some brake cleaner and emery this week, just to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 A good way to get bite is to drag the brake to get it hot then spray water on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted February 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, 2stroke4stroke said: A good way to get bite is to drag the brake to get it hot then spray water on it. I tried that yesterday and it didn't seem to do much. Maybe I didn't get it hot enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 I have sometimes needed to give it two or three goes, admittedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, trapezeartist said: I tried that yesterday and it didn't seem to do much. Maybe I didn't get it hot enough. It has to be hot enough that it steams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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