Bleeding Brakes on your Harley-Davidson

A Tech Tip video from Urban and American Bagger Magazines on how to fix soft brake issues caused by a failing front master cylinder. This is the second video of a two part series.

[johnnybgood]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You're one of the few people making a video about bleeding your brakes on a Harley Davidson that actually mentioned the correct grade of brake fluid!!! Very important!!!
Good job!

[navy]

Great instructions! After viewing a few others, this one is the simplest and most "to the point" video. Thanks.

[eugenebogan]

awesome video because I was trying to bleed from the master down to the caliper. With your help, had the job done in 10 minutes,

[kssnbdr]

After watching a few vids on bleeding brakes the syringe trick was what I needed! Very helpful! Thanks bro!

[drewwajer]

My only gripe: You started out by pushing a large air bubble into your brake line. GENERALLY you would remove that prior to connecting the syringe to your caliper. Other than that, Great video and straight forward!

[waynegagnon]

great two part video, my only 2 cents, you can in a one person operation; pump the brake lever a few time's the pull it fairly tight and tie off w/ a rag, old sock .ect.. then go to the caliper and crack the screw.. Well done, THANKS

[FUGYOO]

Thanks dude. I had the neighbor girl squeeze my lever until the fluid came out.

[danielcampbell]

When removing air at top, reservoir has to be tilted left side down, since air bubbles want to go up.

[ricardodelatorre]

Video makes total sense, and has worked well for my factory calipers, however, on my 2020 FLHX w/ABS, If I am installing a new set of front (chrome) calipers would I follow the following procedure to bleed the brakes? THANK YOU ! !



1. Remove existing front left caliper

2. Install new front left caliper

3. Remove front master cylinder cap

4. Squeeze front brake lever to push caliper cups towards rotor

5. Now bleed front left caliper



The above sequence makes sense (my assumption) because Im trying to fill the caliper with fluid prior to bleeding.



Make sense?



Thanks again!



Love your videos!!

[crystalboucher]

Awesome Tip.  Never thought of doing it that way.

[richarddiaz]

Thank you for your knowledge and experience

[majidshraim]

Thank you bro for this video it's helped me a lot

[mowermaniac]

Great technique. I always used a vacuum pump from caliper. This looks easier actually.

[___Eldritch]

I figured the backwards bleed trick back in the day.

[bellocollisionrepair]

I need help please. My front brakes doesn't work at all, I'm trying to bleeding but still no working, I wondering if I have a bad calipers ir lever handle

[Shneablay]

Cool. Did you hold a squeeze on the brake lever to keep the valve at the master cylinder open while you injected the fluid?

[navneetsingh]

when we put the the fluid from caliper at the bottom how much bleeder nipple I need to open and for how much time ?? I have done bleeding once from master cylinder but I am still facing problem of spongy brakes. what is the problem please help ??

[KelMendez]

Can this method work with speed bleeders?

[WTDOOR]

Why doesn’t anyone say where to get/ what kind of syringe, it’s size etc?!

[paulhollemanjr.]

I put New pads on my 13 tri gli, want keeppressure, have to pump leavers to get brake