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Old 07-18-11, 10:03 PM
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Just don't ever touch the brake lever while the wheel is out.

If you hit the lever while it was upside down then you pretty much certainly have a bubble or two in the line. You can try the method of rubber banding the lever to the grip and leave it over night. If it doesn't work the first time do it again. With any luck the bubble will migrate back up and into the master piston and then into the reservoir and you'll be back in business. If this doesn't do the trick you'll need to bleed the brake system.

Seldom is the stuff in a bleed kit all that special. Perhaps post a link to a picture or list of what's in the kit. The biggest thing is to fine a bleed nipple that fits into the caliper and connects to a plastic tube if one doesn't live in the caliper as it comes.
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