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Motive Bleeder Question
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Burning Brakes
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Motive Bleeder Question
(Possibly dumb) Question for you experienced Motive users: When I'm finished bleeding and want to remove the fitting from the m/c won't the m/c reservoir be filled right to the rim with fluid? How do I get that fluid level down so I don't spill it all over the place without going too far?
The instructions on the Motive webpage say to 'watch' the fluid level in the reservoir, but obviously that won't work with my C3.
The instructions on the Motive webpage say to 'watch' the fluid level in the reservoir, but obviously that won't work with my C3.
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What? You don't have x-ray vision to see through the cast iron?!?!
Heres what you do: first tip the jug so that the remaining fluid can't be expelled to the MC, then go back to a caliper in the front and crack it open for a few seconds and then go to a caliper in the rear and do the same thing; this will lower the fluid level in the MC.
Heres what you do: first tip the jug so that the remaining fluid can't be expelled to the MC, then go back to a caliper in the front and crack it open for a few seconds and then go to a caliper in the rear and do the same thing; this will lower the fluid level in the MC.
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Heres what you do: first tip the jug so that the remaining fluid can't be expelled to the MC, then go back to a caliper in the front and crack it open for a few seconds and then go to a caliper in the rear and do the same thing; this will lower the fluid level in the MC.
With it tipped, watch the air gap in the clear plastic hose til the last of the fluid gets to the master cylinder, bleed a few seconds more and stop.
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i use only air and never put fluid in it.....i measue what comes out and when i hit 4oz i stop and refill the mast cyl....it is kind of a pain but there is no mess.
although i may try those last tips they do make sense
although i may try those last tips they do make sense
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There is some risk in that approach if the brake system is not pretty full, because 4oz might flow into lines and calipers but not appear at bleeder for a while....so you might be pushing air into the system after fluid before 4oz has appeared at the bleeder. You need to be very careful with your method. It would be real nice if Motive bleeder had a see-through cap!
Joe
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What? You don't have x-ray vision to see through the cast iron?!?!
Heres what you do: first tip the jug so that the remaining fluid can't be expelled to the MC, then go back to a caliper in the front and crack it open for a few seconds and then go to a caliper in the rear and do the same thing; this will lower the fluid level in the MC.
Heres what you do: first tip the jug so that the remaining fluid can't be expelled to the MC, then go back to a caliper in the front and crack it open for a few seconds and then go to a caliper in the rear and do the same thing; this will lower the fluid level in the MC.
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There is some risk in that approach if the brake system is not pretty full, because 4oz might flow into lines and calipers but not appear at bleeder for a while....so you might be pushing air into the system after fluid before 4oz has appeared at the bleeder. You need to be very careful with your method. It would be real nice if Motive bleeder had a see-through cap!
Joe
There is some risk in that approach if the brake system is not pretty full, because 4oz might flow into lines and calipers but not appear at bleeder for a while....so you might be pushing air into the system after fluid before 4oz has appeared at the bleeder. You need to be very careful with your method. It would be real nice if Motive bleeder had a see-through cap!
Joe