Been fixing things on my '72 CB750 since I got it eight months ago. Next on the list was front brakes which stopped me OK but I knew they were dragging a little. So, ordered the parts, disassembled the caliber and cleaned it carefully and installed new pads & seal. Put it back on the bike and started to bleed air from the system. I had read the FAQs...even printed some of them and studied at night. So, several hours later, I am still sucking air bubbles out and apparently, making no forward progress. I felt like I had sucked enough air to inflate the Hindenburg. I decided something was amiss. I removed the air bleeder screw and wrapped the threads with some Teflon tape & replaced it. Twenty minutes later, I had 99% of the air out and my brake lever was firm and my brakes worked.
So, the question is: Was the Teflon tape an incorrect solution? Is there some major reason not to have used it. I was really getting hot & frustrated. For those of you not familiar with this area, it is 98 degrees with about 120% humidity. Still about 90 at 9:00 at night.
Mike in Memphis
