Hi all,
I got a new set of Hayes brakes in the fall. I don't remember exactly which model. Comps I think. 6" rotor front and rear. They sat on the shelf until I was ready to build up the frame, which was this weekend. I checked when the shipped that the line pressure was good, but during buildup I noticed that I had lost lever resistance in the lever.
So I try to bleed. I'm following the instructions. Lever pointing at the sky. No more bubbles. close the bleed valve. Still no pressure in the line. So I bleed them again. And again. And again. Wrecked one set of pads becuase I forgot to take them out. Grr.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Might I have unseated a hose connection at one end, causing a leak? No oil coming out of the system, but I think air is getting in somewhere.
What are the common places for leaks? That bleeder screw on the lever looks like a pretty weak link.
I got a new set of Hayes brakes in the fall. I don't remember exactly which model. Comps I think. 6" rotor front and rear. They sat on the shelf until I was ready to build up the frame, which was this weekend. I checked when the shipped that the line pressure was good, but during buildup I noticed that I had lost lever resistance in the lever.
So I try to bleed. I'm following the instructions. Lever pointing at the sky. No more bubbles. close the bleed valve. Still no pressure in the line. So I bleed them again. And again. And again. Wrecked one set of pads becuase I forgot to take them out. Grr.
Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Might I have unseated a hose connection at one end, causing a leak? No oil coming out of the system, but I think air is getting in somewhere.
What are the common places for leaks? That bleeder screw on the lever looks like a pretty weak link.