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[Closed] Avid Elixir lever bleed question??

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Had some trouble with the rear brake seizing a week or 2 ago, so i bled them which sorted out the problem, the rear started to rub again so i have just now bled it again (full bleed)but when doing the lever it pulled loads of air out until the syringe was nearly full of air??.

I tried again using another syringe and it still does it, lever feels ok but surely so much air indicates its getting in somewhere, anybody have any ideas?


 
Posted : 03/06/2012 10:09 pm
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Seals and pistons?
Could also have caused the seizing.


 
Posted : 03/06/2012 10:12 pm
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I got one of those cheap bleed kits off ebay and it didn't seal against the lever end until I added a second o ring. The proper avid bleed kit worked OK without modification.


 
Posted : 04/06/2012 12:09 am
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abductee.....that could be it, i have the cheap ebay set.


 
Posted : 04/06/2012 12:30 am
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In my instructions it says be careful how much you pull the plunger when doing the lever end as you can pull air in past the seal. Probably that.


 
Posted : 04/06/2012 8:24 am
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Try these kits.... www.bleedkits.co.uk


 
Posted : 07/06/2012 3:22 pm