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Bled my disc brakes wrong for 6 months
Kept getting spongy brakes after bleeding. Turns out I was pumping the lever too fast. Slow steady pulls do the trick. Anyone else make that mistake?
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noahbaker1mo agoMost Upvoted
Man, I did the same thing for months and wondered why my brakes felt like squeezing a wet sponge.
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abby_palmer1mo ago
Slow and steady is the only way to go with those things. Took me a good few tries before I figured out that fast pumping just aerates the fluid. Once I started taking my time with each pull, the brakes felt solid for the first time in weeks. Watching a couple videos online helped me see my mistake too. Just gotta be patient and let the fluid settle between pumps.
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