i need help with my brakes

[audiman]

i have a 83 gs 1100e. I put a 2002 yamaha fzs 10 front master cylinder on it. i have no pressure. i bleed them and bleed them no air that i can find. i dont know what to do or try can you help me????

[Nessism]

Master cylinders can be a pain to "prime" for some reason. Try cracking the banjo fitting at the master and hold the lever parcially on and tap the side to get some fluid in there. I had to take one master off and hold it banjo side up and pore fluid inside to get it started. Keep at it and eventually you will get it.

Good luck.

[RobGS850L]

Had the same problem with my friends bike and I finally bought a vacuum bleeder from the parts store and it sucked the fluid through the system ala the bleeder screw and within a few minutes he was stopping on a dime.

[txironhead]

Someone here did the same thing with a spray bottle nozzle. Look for "free mityvac" under the tips and tricks.

Another trick I have used successfully is to force fluid through the bleeder screw with a large syringe, no needle, clear hose attached to the tip. Worked great, just had to remove the plunger a few times to add fluid. One of these days I'm going to buy a mityvac.

[Nessism]

Someone here did the same thing with a spray bottle nozzle. Look for "free mityvac" under the tips and tricks.

Another trick I have used successfully is to force fluid through the bleeder screw with a large syringe, no needle, clear hose attached to the tip. Worked great, just had to remove the plunger a few times to add fluid. One of these days I'm going to buy a mityvac.

The spray bottle nozzle trick is a great trick (haven't tried it yet though).

I had a Mitivac but the plastic body cracked and fell apart after about 10 years or so. Not bad service life if one uses it often, but for some of us that think tools should last forever, I was disappointed.

[txironhead]

Sears has their version of the mityvac, and it's cheaper. Wonder if it would last any longer.