Ray
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07-24-2011, 08:10 AM
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Hi,
Just restored my late Uncle's 1968 Electra Glide. I replaced the rear drum brake linings, new after market wheel cylinder, cleaned out the brake hydruaulic lines and rebuilt the master cylinder and used DOT 3 synthetic fluid. MY PROBLEM IS. I can only drive the bike 5-10 miles before the wheel drags and I have to crack the brake bleeder at the wheel cyl. I have bled the brakes to death to no avail. It is hard to believe that air could exist anywhere but some old sages say that I have to prop the bike up so the master cyl is above the wheel cyl to get a proper bleed. The Glide only had 20,000 miles on it when I pulled it out of the hay barn where it has been since the mid 70s. SURE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT RIGHT TO DRIVE.
THANKS
RJ
Just restored my late Uncle's 1968 Electra Glide. I replaced the rear drum brake linings, new after market wheel cylinder, cleaned out the brake hydruaulic lines and rebuilt the master cylinder and used DOT 3 synthetic fluid. MY PROBLEM IS. I can only drive the bike 5-10 miles before the wheel drags and I have to crack the brake bleeder at the wheel cyl. I have bled the brakes to death to no avail. It is hard to believe that air could exist anywhere but some old sages say that I have to prop the bike up so the master cyl is above the wheel cyl to get a proper bleed. The Glide only had 20,000 miles on it when I pulled it out of the hay barn where it has been since the mid 70s. SURE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT RIGHT TO DRIVE.
THANKS
RJ
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