June 26, 20188 yr Hi im trying without success to back bleed the front brake on my montesa 315 .Ive pushed the pistons right back and the bleed nipple is a 1/4 turn open yet no matter how hard I squeeze the syringe nothings happening . Any advice will be much appreciated .
June 26, 20188 yr The adjuster at the lever is pushing the piston too far into the master cylinder on the handle bar. That or the piston will not return all of the way back blocking off the port in the cylinder. --Biff
June 26, 20188 yr As stated above back out the adjuster all the way before bleeding or you could try removing the lever completely. If it doesn't work with the lever removed you likely have a problem with the master cylinder.
June 27, 20188 yr Author Hi thanks for the advice . Turns out it was the master cylinder . The piston c clip had come off which allowed the piston to push into the chamber and wouldn't come back out . I had to remove it with a blast of compressed air from the opposite end . came out like a bullet . luckily I put it over a bucket with news paper in . All I need now is a new c clip . Does anybody Know what size they are on a grimeca ?
June 27, 20188 yr That's good news. Sorry don't have any Grimeca to check for you... all mine are AJP or BrakTech.
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