V-Star 650 - Brake Fluid Change, Syringe Method
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- My friend, Dell's bike is a Yamaha V-Star 650. Today I perform a brake fluid change using the syringe method. I believe the method works, but because of the cold, my rubber hose was not soft and pliable enough to seal around the bleeder nipple. Had the weather been warmer, I think this method would work great.
That piece of metal sheet prevents the fluid from bursting in the air when you pump the brake lever when you bleed them.
Sounds like a good reason
With all the heavy breathing, my wife thought I was watching a porno.
Haha
WTF? He really poured the dust of the filter into the reservoir oil at 4:20? I stopped watching right there.
If you kept watching you would see that I cleaned out the entire Reservoir, there was nothing in there it was completely spotless and clean
I could be wrong but wouldnt you need to press on the brake lever to get it to drain?
No, no you don't need to hold in the brake lever.
I think pumping the brake lever would have helped, maybe something was plugging up the line.
I was just trying a different method for changing break fluid.
do you have to do the same thing to the back brake because I did this to the front brake but cant fine where to do it for the back bake?
Yes same process, the bleeder nipple will be at the highest point or points above the break pistons.
Sorry, I keep thinking comments are made about the Vulcan 1600. I just saw your comment is on the V-Star 650. The rear brake on the V-Star is a drum brake and uses a mechanical system, not hydraulic. So, no fluids are needed or need to be changed. However, you might need to tighten the adjustment screw at the very end of the rod.
@@ChefHikerBiker o,k thanks
I used a bleeder vacuum pump and still played hell.
I've wanted to give one of those a try.
@@ChefHikerBiker it was about 70° in my dinning room where I did it. I don't think cold was the problem
Was it sucking in a lot air, from around the bleeder, or was your issue something else?
@@ChefHikerBiker had a good seal, I think they're just a b**** to bleed. Might just be because it's a 23yo bike. Plus I'd rebuilt caliper. Probably should of changed reservoir and line too. Reason I watched your video and others is because it was giving me such a hard time. I tried a gravity bleed, pumping the brakes. Then went hunting for my vacuum pump.
I take it you got it all figured out though
Why the feck would you add the variables in dumping it into the master cylinder reservoir?
I don't know.
I'm not a pro, I'm not a mechanic, I don't know exactly what I'm doing. I knew I would be cleaning out the master anyway and flushing the entire line, so I don't see what the problem is.