bleeding question

[cookie]

changed all the hydraulic fluids in my 1150 today. first time i've done it on an ABS bike, done loads of others, cars, etc.
i used one of these cheapo, valved tubes & it was generally a piece of piss after i'd swapped the special BMW bleed valve on the O/S/F caliper for a normal one.

moving on to the point of this post.....

when it came to doing the clutch, i screwed another bleed nipple into the BMW one. this worked but was very messy.
can the odd BMW bit on the end just be swapped with a normal bleed nipple? i was tempted to try but was unsure if nipple would seat properly in the hose fitting.

ps. i then went on to change fluid in my le mans linked system, a job i've done many times before. as usual it would not get rid of air using the normal methods. i had to resort to using the EasyBleed pressure system.

much more trouble than the BMW. i thought it would be the other way round

 

[cookie]

can the odd BMW bit on the end just be swapped with a normal bleed nipple? i was tempted to try but was unsure if nipple would seat properly in the hose fitting.

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can't believe nobody knows this

 

[Steptoe]

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can't believe nobody knows this

sorry, i'd missed this thread - Yes .

i take the small grub screw out of the block, and insert a normal bleed nipple to bleed the clutch.

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

well thats a job 'WE' don't have to think about, along with slave seals ....

 

[carbold]

I got rid of the one on the front-right caliper and replaced it with a normal bleed nipple, I think you can do the same with the clutch...

 

[cookie]

well thats a job 'WE' don't have to think about, along with slave seals ....

where do you stand on the hard part or spare gearbox issue?

thanks for the info all.

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

i try and stand on the footpegs usually