[bobami]

Just installed new front pads and springs. I cleaned the adjusters real good as they wer pretty rusty. Have not installed the drums yet because I squeezed brake handle to check cylinders and only one out of the four moves. Should they all move at same time? Brakes were working somewhat before I tore it all apart but not great. How do you test the wheel cylinders? Do I need to bleed lines first then check to see if they al move at same time?

 

[Helmut]

I don't know if you can tell like that. The master cylinder plunger on an ATV don't have much travel, so the plungers on an ATV wheel cylinder won't move very much. If one goes out too far, the others might not move. Also, if air is in the lines, they won't move out. Before you can bleed the air out of the lines, you need to have the drums on and the brakes shoes adjusted up. I would go ahead and put everything back together and adjust the brakes up and bleed the system and go from there.

 

[bobami]

I don't know if you can tell like that. The master cylinder plunger on an ATV don't have much travel, so the plungers on an ATV wheel cylinder won't move very much. If one goes out too far, the others might not move. Also, if air is in the lines, they won't move out. Before you can bleed the air out of the lines, you need to have the drums on and the brakes shoes adjusted up. I would go ahead and put everything back together and adjust the brakes up and bleed the system and go from there.

Thank You Helmut will do tomorrow, I will let you know how i make out.

 

[shadetree]

I don't know if you can tell like that. The master cylinder plunger on an ATV don't have much travel, so the plungers on an ATV wheel cylinder won't move very much. If one goes out too far, the others might not move. Also, if air is in the lines, they won't move out. Before you can bleed the air out of the lines, you need to have the drums on and the brakes shoes adjusted up. I would go ahead and put everything back together and adjust the brakes up and bleed the system and go from there.

Thank You Helmut will do tomorrow, I will let you know how i make out.

helmut told you right..and to help you get more air out of the lines..try clamping a pair of vise grips about 2 or 3 inches from the brake master cylinder..and pump the brake lever up..as your doing this....you will feal alot more pressure on the brake lever if you got the vise grips tight enough, don't clamp them hard..but hard enough to block the fluid flow..then pump the brake lever..it should build up pressure really quick if you do it right..after you can't move the lever anymore..slowlyyyyyyy release the vise grips..then re-clamp them back down..then repeat the brake lever again...this forces brake fluid down to the brake cylinders faster...then go to the front left hub..open the bleeder valve..after you get all the air out..then do the front right hub the same way..you don't need the vise grips while you pump the brake lever to bleed the air from the lines..you may need a helper to pump the brake lever while you bleed the cylinders. VERY IMPORTANT...DO NOT LET THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER GO DRY WHILE YOU DO THE BLEEDING..OR YOU WILL HAVE TO START ALL OVER.