Brake Fluid Replacement on Champion

[Shimpy]

I orginally, by mistake posted this on the Conversion forum and thought I'd get more responses here.

Getting time to replace brake fluid on my GL1800 2010 Champion S/A conversion. I've done it before when 2 wheels and there was a certain sequence to follow. What is it for this conversion? Since front brakes are no longer linked to rear it's got to be different and separate. How about the AD valve? Then what's the sequence for the rear? There seems to be bleed valves top and bottom on each caliper. Champion sites doesn't say much more than top off the fluids. Thanks in advance for advise I can get.

 

[Bill Reber]

I just had the brake fluid changed at my dealer (I am too old to roll around on the floor) The bleeding was done on each wheel , front to back .

 

[Teal]

dont kn what the AD valve is but you should have a residual valve on both front and back. But that will not effect the bleed.
Dont see that it is an issue where you start unless you have air in the system. If you have air i always start at the one closest to the M cycl,, but you should have a line coming over the middle of the axle-- eq distance then
(good luck if you are trying to remove air unless you move a lot of volume of fluid) I bought both a vacuum bleeder and an expensive power bleeder and neither worked on the 1500. (no room on the master for the power bleeder on the rear)
also the tapered threads on the bleed screw made it difficult for the vacuum bleeder to work.

 

[Shimpy]

dont kn what the AD valve is but you should have a residual valve on both front and back. .

Anti-dive valve.

 

[jfingalls]

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