stealther27
Member
ok so Im going to install my rox riser on my sled and along with that I got a longer braided brake line. I have yet to clean my carbs so Im wondering what is the easiest way to remove my old brake cable from where it connects to the master cylinder, Im guessing probably the quickest way would be removing the carbs?
You'll want to take the airbox off so you can get a better handle on how the brake line runs,there's a bracket on the oil tank that holds it in place.So if your that far taking the carbs off wont add that much more to the job,but if you really want to make life easier get as much stuff removed so you can get at the caliper unobstructed too.That will make removing the brake line a bit easier as well as bleeding the new one.
Find something to suck the old brake fluid out of the reservoir and lay a rag under the fitting so that when you take it off the master cylinder fluid doesn't run all over the place.Same goes for bleeding the air out at the caliper,use rags to sop up the fluid and then once your done spray everything down with brake cleaner.If you don't have any of this get some,you'll use it to clean just about everything trust me.
Find something to suck the old brake fluid out of the reservoir and lay a rag under the fitting so that when you take it off the master cylinder fluid doesn't run all over the place.Same goes for bleeding the air out at the caliper,use rags to sop up the fluid and then once your done spray everything down with brake cleaner.If you don't have any of this get some,you'll use it to clean just about everything trust me.
stealther27
Member
Alright that don't sound like too bad of a task, now just need to get a longer oil cable. Ya brake cleaner has become my best friend while working on my sled lol thanks fourbarrel for the info.
Backwoods M Max
New member
Make sure that you don't have any low spots in the hose and turn the bars so the master cylinder is at a slight angle. I fought mine forever trying to get it to grab fluid and start pushing it down to the caliper. I have to say, the braided stainless teflon hoses have a much nicer feel over the stock rubber hose.
When your bleeding the new hose don't get discouraged if it takes longer than you might think to do it because when I changed mine it seemed to take for ever before I started getting the air out.
I don't know what brake cleaner goes for in Fergus but down here in NB the cheapest place I've found to get it is one of the local GM dealers of all places,it's even cheaper than Princess Auto.The last stuff I bought was like $3.65 a can if I remember right and my local auto parts store wants around $6 a can for it.I use it to clean EVERYTHING .
I don't know what brake cleaner goes for in Fergus but down here in NB the cheapest place I've found to get it is one of the local GM dealers of all places,it's even cheaper than Princess Auto.The last stuff I bought was like $3.65 a can if I remember right and my local auto parts store wants around $6 a can for it.I use it to clean EVERYTHING .
stealther27
Member
I have been doing a lot of reading through older posts and keep hearing that the braided stainless cable is a big improvement. Im def hoping that the install goes fairly smoothly and that it bleeds out ok, but we shall see. Around where I live brake cleaner usually goes for around $3 a can so not too bad.