Banjo bolt with bleeder screw

[jskellington]

I'm going through the familiar frustration of bleeding front brakes after rebuilding the MC and calipers and installing new lines on a 1978 GS1000. In my Internet searching I've come across a 10mm X 1.0 banjo bolt with a bleeder screw built into the head of the bolt and was thinking this might be an easier way to bleed the MC and eliminate one of the variables in the air bubble equation.

Anyone have any experience with this device?

Thanks,

Jack

[Billy Ricks]

It might work okay, on the other hand you may end up with air still trapped in the caliper.

[tkent02]

Could be a useful item, you can always bleed the banjo bolt by wrapping it with a towel to catch fluid, squeeze the lever, then cracking the banjo bolt. Sometimes this gets a bit of air out. Some folks advise squeezing the lever a long time first, like overnight with a bungee or something.

You still have to bleed the calipers separately first...

[willie]

In my Internet searching I've come across a 10mm X 1.0 banjo bolt with a bleeder screw built into the head of the bolt



Sounds like something I'd be interested in. Where did you find it? How about posting a link to the site?
Willie in TN

[Tom MLC]

Yes Jack, link please?

[tomo]

I`ve had them fitted to both my GS750`s for a few years now, as the caliper bleed nipples were corroded solid and sheared off when trying to free them. They do work, but it can be a fiddle on to get all the air out as ideally the banjo bolt bleed nipple needs to be vertical, which it is`nt when the calliper is fitted on the bike. I knocked up a jig using an old brake disk which holds the calliper with the banjo bleed bolt vertical so I can bleed out the air ok, then install it back on the bike. Before though I just used to tilt the callipers while they were on the bike, but that was a chew on. Anyway, to answer the question yes, they do work ok. But if you can get a decent set of callipers with the original nipples not crudded up, better still. I have`nt been able to find any, despite trawling many an autojumble or breakers !.

[jskellington]

Found it here:

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=5036

[hp1000s]

I've got 'em on both front & rear, and they made the bleeding process quick and painless. I installed them on freshly rebuilt M/C's that had no fluid in them...you can bench-bleed on the bike.
Hugh