Rick G
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the.postman wrote: RicK G wrote:Reverse flushing through an open bleed nipple can actually drag some air past the loose thread of the nipple.
Remove the bleed nipple and wrap some ptfe (plumbers tape) around the thread first helps to eliminate this.
You gatta be very careful to remove ALL of it coz if it does work its way to a seal it can and often does get under the seal and cause a weep. Any of the hydraulic experts I have ever worked with say don't use it just isnt worth the trouble it can cause.
I have the end off a brake line with a ball flare and nut. Screwed in tight with a piece of plastic tube over it and clamped works well for vacuum bleeding as any air you see can then be safely assumed to have come from the system and not the loose thread.
However what ever you can do to prevent false bubbles is on the right track and the numptie who decided to put that steel crossover tube on the ABS K100s should be condemned to a lifetime of bleeding them. I think he was a sadist.
My K1100 has 2 separate flexible lines from the steel tube where it comes over the top of the radiator and it is much easier, not real sure but I think all the K1100s are like that.
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