K11 Owners Group

slyderx · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:02 pm Post subject: Brake bleed valves

Il keep this short. Changed brake fluid on all calipers on the k1100lt 1992 except front right. Repeated squeezing of front brake lever and freeing off of bleed nut resulted in nothing. Removed brake bleed valve . Squeezed brake lever so fluid spurted through the valve hole.presume blockage is at valve. Cleaned out bleed valve as best i could but again nothing. Question before I buy new brake bleed valve. Do they go bad? I mean they appear simple enough grrrrrrr
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K1100LT (1992)
ZRX1200R ( yummy)

Scott_Anderson · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:24 pm Post subject:

I have had the internal hole of the bleeder plug up on some of my older cars. they(the internal hole) are generally at a right angle from the external hole/vent.
Remove the bleeder valve and clean from both sides with a small diameter drill bit or some other small solid probe. Fairly simple.
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slyderx · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:12 pm Post subject:

thanks scott but what i did in the end was swop the rear valve ( which worked) for the front valve and hey presto . But interestingly enough both valves do not match and i suspect a careless wrench or previous owner did a swop.
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K1100LT (1992)
ZRX1200R ( yummy)