Post by srphatness on Jul 8, 2012 11:17:49 GMT -5
My brake lever wasn't returning all the way out to the position it's suppose to. That was making the brake lights stay on weather I was using the brakes or not (Dangerous). So I decided to try and bleed the brakes, thought maybe that would help. I opened the reservoir, opened the bleeder valve, depressed the lever, closed the bleeder valve. The lever just stayed down 
. So I siphoned the nasty looking brake fluid out of the master cylinder (had a bunch of black residue in the last bit). I disconnected the master cylinder all together and tried to use an align wrench to push the plunger back, it was HARD to push back. So I figured what do I have to lose. I sprayed a BUNCH of WD40 in there and >pop< the handle returned almost instantly. Took forever to get the air bubbles out of it. But now it works like a charm. I think I'm going to do the same thing to the other side just for good measure.
And to think, I almost threw it away to buy a new one
Hope this info saves someone else some money too ;D
. So I siphoned the nasty looking brake fluid out of the master cylinder (had a bunch of black residue in the last bit). I disconnected the master cylinder all together and tried to use an align wrench to push the plunger back, it was HARD to push back. So I figured what do I have to lose. I sprayed a BUNCH of WD40 in there and >pop< the handle returned almost instantly. Took forever to get the air bubbles out of it. But now it works like a charm. I think I'm going to do the same thing to the other side just for good measure.And to think, I almost threw it away to buy a new one
Hope this info saves someone else some money too ;D
It's acting up again. I think I'm going to try and rebuild it depending on the price of the cup and weather I can find it. When it's empty and I put oil (3in1/WD40) in it, it works fine. But as soon as I put brake fluid in it, it doesn't return all the way. I'm definitely gonna have to fix that, with what little $ I have.