In this video I show how to install a new braided brake line from Magnum Shielding. I also show how to bleed the brakes and ensure you have rock solid brakes!
Literally the best, simplest, straightforward how-to video on brake line replacement!! Why pay some shop hundreds to thousands to change out handlebars when there’s instructional videos like this??!! Yeah yeah…. We’ve all heard it… RU-vid certified…. What I hear when the shop staff says this? Only we can do this work and get away with overcharging you!! That’s money you banked for the simple effort of watching a tutorial video to repair your bike!! BOOM! Ask anyone taking college courses these days. It’s all done online by watching ‘instructional videos’!! ❤❤❤ Great videos! Thanks for the KNOWLEDGE!
You are the first person I found that shows how to do all this manually. THANK YOU! Everyone else would only show how to do it with special tools for extra money. You earned a subscriber.
This was a great resource, I’ve never done anything like this before and was nervous to tackle it myself but after following the steps you outlined I was off riding within an hour! Thanks
Brief and to the point. Good stuff. Possibly helpful that I'd seen other videos first that took more time explaining things, but this seems to cover it all in minimum time. Thank you.
Thank you so much for making this video. This had everything I needed to know and nothing that I didn't. Now I can change a brake hose because of you. You're a cool guy.
Just got my new braided front brake line last night. Great video and straight forward. Nice idea about making the catch bottle for the old fluid. Great tips , cant wait to get started thanks
Hey man, I see that you posted this back in 2017. I'm posting this now October 25, 2022. Your info is solid and right to the point. I had additional problems though on my 2014 Street Bob, I couldn't bleed the brakes manually or with with the vacuum type system, no fluid coming out of the bleeder. I found some sediment in the master cylinder, & in the master cylinder ports at the bottom, front hose and bleeder screw etc. I took everything off, passed a very thin wire through the ports in the master cylinder cleaned and blew air through everything and finally got the brake fluid to come out of the front caliper as it should. I bleed the brakes as you described above, and zip tied the brake lever overnight. In the morning DAMN the brakes are rock solid could not be better. I'm so happy that everything is working as it should So your 5 year old post solid and right to the point is the best to date for bleeding Harley brakes. Thanks man, Kenny
Quick...easy to see what you're doing....and straight to the point. Nice vid and its why i subscribed. God..i hate those dudes who gotta tell ya why their doing everything and then go on about their cat lol....45mins later....
What a great video! Thanks. Quick question for anyone. When flushing fluid I see people sucking fluid out the master cylinder. This makes me nervous that I’d do too much and have to bench bleed the Master cylinder. Is that necessary or does removing too much from master cylinder simply mean you have to do the process in this video more to get air out? Basically how concerned do I need to be with taking too much out of the master cylinder. It seems like this video evacuates it all anyway right?
On the last step when you zip tie the brake lever over night, I just want to be sure of the procedure; Does the bleed valve need to be closed and the mc cover has to be off?
Would the rear brake be the same? I ask because I have a switch located mid-frame on the rear brake line. I have been told this is the rear brake light switch. My question is-does the magnum rear brake line come with the same switch to mate to the plug ? Thanks.
do you zip tie the lever closed with the cap still off the master or do you close that up then zip tie and leave it. I've bled my lines but it is still spongey.
Hey man i installed the line no problem but im having a hard time bleeding the system. My brake line came with 4 washers. I used to on each banjo bolt. Can you tell me if thats correct?
I have a dyna lowrider with dual front brakes. Would it be the same/similar process to swap the lines out? The brake lines kind of intersect beneath the triple trees to their respective brake. Thanks in advance!
Yes, the process is similar. When bleeding you will need to bleed both sides. Just start with the caliper farthest from the master cylinder. It will take longer but the process is the same.
Hey man, first thank you for this video it was beyond helpful! I followed this video with every step but I took the ties off this morning and there’s still zero pressure in the brake lever. I don’t think it’s air in the line bc I bled it a little and it’s straight fluid coming out the bottom, and I didn’t let the cylinder bottom out. Is there anything I might be missing for why I’m still not getting pressure?
Hi Thomas... sorry for your trouble. This could only be two things: 1) You don't have a good seal at the banjo bolts, or 2) there is air in the line. Did you use a fresh copper crush washers at the master cylinder and caliper? Is it torqued down enough to get a proper seal? If you have some pesky air in the line and you can't get it out using the old fashioned method... I would suggest going to your local auto store and picking up a might vac, or similar vacuum to help get the air out. They are ~20-30 bucks. If you have a good seal on both ends of the line, you just have a pesky air bubble in the line... Hope this helps.
Granite City Riders hey, man. Turns out one of the crush washers they gave me was slightly warped and it wasn’t creating a proper seal. All good now! Thanks again for the help, you made this incredibly easy Cheers
Not dumb at all bud. The hole does not need to align on our bikes. There is a 360 flow channel inside the fitting. Some banjo fittings do require alignment, but not the ones we use.
Been pumping these brakes and bleeding for a hot minute now. Still squishy as fuck and haven't had any bubbles in about 5 cycles. I assume I'm at the point of leaving it overnight?
The design of the master cylinder cap allows for air to escape, one of the reasons why when you take the cap off you shouldn’t turn it upside down while you work on the bike. While this seems like a smart thing to do in order to keep any crap off the underside of the cover, turning it upside down can allow any brake fluid on the cap to get past the seal and it can ooze out the vent hole when you reinstall it.
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