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Offline lowmileage

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No fluild from rear caliper when bleeding
« on: August 24, 2009, 01:15:36 PM »
My  ::) other bike is a 2004 Harley Superglide  :P ( ;)).  I had a low brake lever during yesterdays ride so I figured it would be a good time to finally bleed the brakes.   I was going to do just a gravity bleed and started in the back. Well  I was waiting for fluid to come out of the tube attached to the bleeder and didn't want to wait any longer so I went for my Mitivac sucker. Got a bunch of bubbles which I assumed were from the threads of the bleeder sucking air but figured I'd eventially get a good fluid flow. Eventially the bubbles stopped but no fluid ever came out. I even took the bleeder completly off and still no fluid . Other than a line being plugged up, I'm sorta dumbfounded.  Need some help on a  8) fix.  
1975 750 K5 Original owner -  11K miles.  On the road 8/09 after 26 years in storage.
2004 Harley Superglide - bought new
1973 Honda CL350 - sold in '75 to buy the "750"

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Re: No fluild from rear caliper when bleeding
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2009, 05:57:18 AM »
so does the rear wheel stop spinning when the pedal is pressed? if so, I think I'd remove the bleeder and check to see if it is plugged.

if not, it sounds more like a master cyl problem...
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Re: No fluild from rear caliper when bleeding
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 06:11:01 AM »
Problem fixed - thanks.
« Last Edit: August 26, 2009, 08:35:21 AM by lowmileage »
1975 750 K5 Original owner -  11K miles.  On the road 8/09 after 26 years in storage.
2004 Harley Superglide - bought new
1973 Honda CL350 - sold in '75 to buy the "750"