Bleeding Brakes.

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  1. David Cooper

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    #1 David Cooper, May 20, 2020
    The rear caliper on my trike has 2 bleed nipples on the top and 2 on the bottom,and the same on the opposite side, does anyone know the procedure on bleeding them?
     
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    #2 Samsgrandad, May 20, 2020
    The normal procedure is to start at the bleed nipple furthest from the master cylinder and work back towards it.
     
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    #3 SprinterII, May 20, 2020
    My guess would be the caliper can be mounted the other way up on other bikes / models so just bleed the top ones.:):):)
     
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    #4 David Cooper, May 20, 2020
    I'll do that.
     
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    #5 David Cooper, May 21, 2020
    Do I have to bleed both top ones on the same caliper or can I just bleed 1, because one of them is rounded off.
     
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    #6 Don the Don, May 21, 2020
    Try bleeding just the one but give it a few extra pumps to make sure all air is out, you don't want to break a bleeder in at this stage
     
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    #7 SprinterII, May 21, 2020
    If its the top most one thats rounded, try removing the caliper and orientating so the other is top, bleed, then replace.
     
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    #8 David Cooper, May 21, 2020
    I can't turn it round because of the handbrake linkage, the rubbers for the master cylinder don't arrive till tomorrow then I'll try bleeding it through the other top nipple.

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    #9 topbanana0, May 24, 2020
    You can, but you won't be bleeding it properly.
    I guess you have one over each pot, so you will only be bleeding one. The other pot could hold air.
    Get the old one off with a mole grips.
     
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    #10 David Cooper, May 24, 2020
    I managed to get it off by removing the handbrake linkage and lightly hammering a socket on it, now i'm just waiting for the master cylinder rubber seal to arrive from Triumph world then I can bleed all four.
     
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    #11 David Cooper, May 25, 2020
    All sorted Davy's on the road again.
     
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