Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-30 Thread snkeyes1976
i live in eastpointe michigan -Original Message- From: greenzero13 greenzer...@gmail.com To: nighthawk_lovers nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun, May 29, 2011 10:14 pm Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem what area are you in? Mabey another member can help fix

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-30 Thread Mack Swanson
Wow East Detroit!!  I'm in the Heights of Madison. From: snkeyes1...@aol.com snkeyes1...@aol.com To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, May 30, 2011 10:09:04 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem i live in eastpointe michigan

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread snkeyes1976
Lovers] new brake problem Keep bleeding till it comes out clean. - James O'Gorman On May 28, 2011, at 10:11 PM, snkeyes1...@aol.com wrote: thank you to everyone who helped me with the bleeding problem but now i have a new problem there is fluid going to the caliper but the pistons won't move

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread Kurt Nolte
Do you have the caliper on the bike, or are you doing this with it detached? The caliper pistons /barely move/ when you're braking, unless you have them pressed all the way back into the calipers and not in contact with the pads. If I go out to my bike right now and squeeze the brake handle, I'm

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread snkeyes1976
To: nighthawk_lovers nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun, May 29, 2011 8:42 am Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem Do you have the caliper on the bike, or are you doing this with it detached? The caliper pistons /barely move/ when you're braking, unless you have them

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread Kurt Nolte
Alright, so a recap. 1) you have fluid coming out of the bleeder when you open it under pressure, but it's nasty grey and definitely old. 2) you've rebuilt calipers and master cylinder, following instructions correctly 3) the line between the two is the old one, not a new one 4) pistons at the

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread snkeyes1976
yes that correct i'll keep trying -Original Message- From: Kurt Nolte vturbine.po...@gmail.com To: nighthawk_lovers nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun, May 29, 2011 9:28 am Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem Alright, so a recap. 1) you have fluid coming out

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread Graham Rogers
that correct i'll keep trying -Original Message- From: Kurt Nolte vturbine.po...@gmail.com To: nighthawk_lovers nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun, May 29, 2011 9:28 am Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem Alright, so a recap. 1) you have fluid coming out of the bleeder

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread Allen Thomas
-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem yes that correct i'll keep trying -Original Message- From: Kurt Nolte vturbine.po...@gmail.com To: nighthawk_lovers nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Sun, May 29, 2011 9:28 am Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread Kurt Nolte
But will it give you big manly hands? :p -Kurt On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Allen Thomas althomas...@gmail.com wrote: One word.. Mightyvac its worth its weight in gold when priming a dry brake system. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread snkeyes1976
: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem Alright, so a recap. 1) you have fluid coming out of the bleeder when you open it under pressure, but it's nasty grey and definitely old. 2) you've rebuilt calipers and master cylinder, following instructions correctly 3) the line between the two

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-29 Thread greenzer...@gmail.com
...@aol.com Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem just wondering guys is there anyway to switch the front brakes on a 83 nighthawk 450 from a hydrolic system to a spring system -Original Message- From: Kurt Nolte vturbine.po...@gmail.com To: nighthawk_lovers

[Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-28 Thread snkeyes1976
thank you to everyone who helped me with the bleeding problem but now i have a new problem there is fluid going to the caliper but the pistons won't move it has been rebuilt already now i have an idea the line is still the old one and the brake fluid i get out is a nasty grey color is it

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] new brake problem

2011-05-28 Thread James O'Gorman
Keep bleeding till it comes out clean. - James O'Gorman On May 28, 2011, at 10:11 PM, snkeyes1...@aol.com wrote: thank you to everyone who helped me with the bleeding problem but now i have a new problem there is fluid going to the caliper but the pistons won't move it has been rebuilt