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Old 18-Jul-2005, 13:47
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Originally posted by RickyX
I had this on my 748 - bearing replaced, seals replaced, cylinder replaced....it still didn't cure it!
Then..fitted a bleed banjo bolt at handlebar end and that cured it! Basically it's a pain getting air out of the line at the handlebar end if you haven't got a nipple there like on the later (brake) cylinders. Installing a Goodridge bleed bolt allows the air to be bled once and for all....IMHO.
R X

That`s true,the only way to bleed it properly without a banjo bleed bolt is to tip the bike on it`s side or remove the lever entirely,thou some people loosen the banjo fitting,never done it that way myself.
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