Following on from my previous issues with the front brakes they have started to go soft and spongy once again about 2 months after the dealer service. http://ducatiforum.co.uk/f6/brakes-1433/ Has anyone used one of these devices to bleed their brakes? The normal method with a tube, container, opening the bleed nipple and pumping the lever is always a bit hit and miss I've found and I wondered about using the vacuum approach that I've seen mechanics use. Hand Held Diesel, Brake, Fluid Vacuum Pump Bleeder Car Motorcyle Garage Tool NEW | eBay
That may be true, however carry out this work on you own can be rather tricky when you run out of spare hands... I'd also like to easily eliminate ALL the air out of the system
The traditional method works relly well, if you have an old, simple system with one short hose from the master cylinder to the caliper. However today we have long hoses to the ABS unit and back, and the ABS unit happens to be quite high up under the seat. Clearing all the bubbles out is likely to be really hard. We need all the help we can get. The Gunson product works for me (but for all I know others may be better).
Just bled the rear brake using the Gunson Ezibleed system yesterday. The brake is now really firm and works perfectly, better than it has ever done. I wonder for how long though? We shall see. The Gunson system uses air pressure from a tyre [after letting it down to about 12 psi, because 36 psi is far too much] to pressurise the fluid via the reservoir cap. Then when you open the bleed nipple, fluid flows very rapidly under pressure through the reservoir to master cyl to ABS unit to caliper, and brings the bubbles out with it. It is easy to do single-handed. I took the caliper off first. Incidentally the former Gunson factory was in Stratford, but was demolished to make way for the Olympic stadium & park. They were forced to move away, like many other firms. This is a loss and a sacrifice which seems to have been disregarded during all the Olympic hoopla.
