THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BLEED!!!!

Nobody tells you about the recessed cap in the bottle......until you punch a hole in it and it comes out with the ice pick????
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On the 685 brakes you need to tilt the holding cup so the brake cylinder just below the cup fills up with less air in the cylinder

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Bleeding fluid from the front brake

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One of the last steps is to level the cup, press the brake lever and open and release the bleed screw on the brake itself. This helps to remove more of the air in the lines.

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I duct taped the rear brake to my workstand to keep it low and also so I could reach the rear brake lever while I was moving the bleed screw. It worked pretty good!! Except there was a good bit of tape residue I had to remove from the outside of the brakes????

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The bike is now ready for wheels!! I have left the brake block in the brakes for the time being. Just in case there are leaks in the lines and I need to bleed the brakes again. Putting the brake pads in the brakes shouldn't take very long......says me

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