Front brake issue. CR 250

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Edited Date/Time 9/15/2014 8:29am
My front brake was a little spongey, so I threw a new line on it. Ran 5-6 cycles of fluid through it, spits out from the bleeder with no more air bubbles, but I'm not getting any pressure in the lever. Tried cracking the banjo bolt at the cylinder hoping there was some trapped air, but no luck so far. The brake worked before I put the new line on, it just wasn't all that great. Anything I'm missing here?

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Paw Paw 271 9/12/2014 1:56pm
9/12/2014 1:56pm
Do a reverse bleed of the system as you may still have air in it. ( Remember air wants to go to the highest point in the system.)
It may also be time to do a rebuild on the master cylinder.

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Rickiells 9/15/2014 8:29am
9/15/2014 8:29am
Elaborating from Paw Paw, an easy and 2 second reverse bleed method is to push the caliper open with your hand or foot to push all the fluid up the line. This can push the air that's trapped at the highest point (usually the bend at the top of the number plate or near the top banjo bolt) out into the reservoir.

Did you replace the crush washers?

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