Hi Folks,
I'm am about to tackle replacing the front rotors and pads on my 94 K75 (w/ABS) and had a couple of questions.
1) I'm assuming it would be prudent to replace the hydraulic brake fluid while doing this work. The question is: Is there a particular order that these should be done in? I realize that I'll need to remove the calipers to get the wheel off in order to change the rotors. Should the brake bleeding happen 1st or last in this process, or does it matter?
2) Since I have never performed any of these myself, I have a question about the bleeding process: My Haynes Manual indicates that it makes sense to connect both bleed nipples to plastic tubes and release the fluid from both. However in looking at the setup on my bike, it looks like I only have one bleed nipple. I have the hose running from the master cylinder that connects to the right hand caliper. Then there is a rigid hose that runs out of that right caliper and runs over the fender and then down to the left unit. The bleed nipple for both appears to be the output on the left unit only. Is that correct and is it the only "drain point" I should worry about? Since this is all new to me, any helpful hints would be appreciated!
I'm am about to tackle replacing the front rotors and pads on my 94 K75 (w/ABS) and had a couple of questions.
1) I'm assuming it would be prudent to replace the hydraulic brake fluid while doing this work. The question is: Is there a particular order that these should be done in? I realize that I'll need to remove the calipers to get the wheel off in order to change the rotors. Should the brake bleeding happen 1st or last in this process, or does it matter?
2) Since I have never performed any of these myself, I have a question about the bleeding process: My Haynes Manual indicates that it makes sense to connect both bleed nipples to plastic tubes and release the fluid from both. However in looking at the setup on my bike, it looks like I only have one bleed nipple. I have the hose running from the master cylinder that connects to the right hand caliper. Then there is a rigid hose that runs out of that right caliper and runs over the fender and then down to the left unit. The bleed nipple for both appears to be the output on the left unit only. Is that correct and is it the only "drain point" I should worry about? Since this is all new to me, any helpful hints would be appreciated!