OK guys I'm off work today and it's raining, so I thought now would be a good time to change out my brake lines to the new braided lines I picked up. Does anyone out there have any advice or suggestions before I start this?

 

Go get a mighty vac ASAP!!!

 

OK I give, what's a mighty vac?

 

A mighty vac is a suction device used to assist in bleeding brakes. I have heard that bleeding HD brake lines can be a pain. I did mine recently and had no problems. I did the caliper farthest from the master cylinder first on my fronts. I took a couple quick digital pics of the routing in case I got fouled up. I would also install the brake lines onto the manifold, before mounting the manifold. It's just a little easier. To bleed, I drilled holes in a small Gatorade bottle, used a clear rubber line so I could see the bubbles in the fluid, and got an extra set of hands to squeeze the brakes while I bleed. If you use the mighty vac, then bleeding will be a one man operation.

 

also find an INCH POUND torque wrench to properly torque the fittings.

 

Well it took me a few hours but they're on and looking good.

 

Congrats......your now officially a wrench

 

NO NO thats not politically correct in todays world. Harley "Technician" so as not to offend... well you know.

Joe

 

Well I've been an aircraft mechanic for the last 20 years, but I'm new to bike wrenching. Thats why I ask questions of those that have done the work before, they usually have tips and short cuts that the manuals don't mention.