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Brad Emery

 

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I am getting a mid 70s Hornet enduro and am working on the front drum brakes. How in the world do you bleed these. I don't see any bleeder valve that I'm used to seeing. Any help appreciated.

Tony Garbarino

 

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Brad,
On my Hornet I bleed the brakes both directions. Elevate the front of the kart and crack the line on each cylinder. Repeat with the master cylinder as the high point applying pressure on each cylinder to force the fluid back to the master. It takes a bit of fussing but you will get it.
Tony

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Something similar to that is all I was coming up with. It sounds like a pain, but it at least validates what I was thinking. At least karts are lite when having to do all that up and down stuff. Thanks a bunch.


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