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svenhöek
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Got a pair of sram red hrd shifters to force flat mount callipers. Having a nightmare bleeding the system.
I've passed oil back and forth between the stringers with the brake Lever open. I'll then clamp the Lever closed with a rubber band, lock off the Lever syringe and pull out on the Calliper syringe and I'm pulling so many bubbles out. Yet when I open the syringe up I can move the brake fluid from one syringe to the other with no issues /bubbles. As soon as I close the Lever the bubbles appear.
Any advice?
Edit** for anyone who had a similar problem - i think I must've been pulling air through the connection between the calliper and syringe.
The overarching issue was that when i squeezed the brake lever, it was going all the way to the handlebar but It wouldn't stop the wheel or engage with the disc properly. I removed the bleed block and moved the pistons in a little bit, then did it all again and now it's fine. Relief!