5th Gen VFR Brake Bleeding

I am planning to bleed brakes on 'new' to me 5th Gen VFR.

Looked at FSM, this thread: http://vfrworld.com/threads/brake-bleed-5th-gen.40246/

As well as a few others, question is do I have to remove rear wheel or it can be done without it? Also, do I need to remove any of the front caliper too?

Thanks for any advice and help

 

Not necessary to remove the front wheel or front wheel brake parts. It helps when bleeding
the rear if the rear wheel is removed so you can pull the caliper and hold it at the right angle
to get all the bubbles out.

If you're just refreshing the brake system with new fluid, and don't let any air into the system,
then you're fine with leaving everything together, and pumping new fluid through the system.

 

Thank you, so just remove rear wheel for bleeding/fluid refreshing OR no need to remove anything for fluid refreshing?

 

Choo got it.

 

One more thing, do I have to remove rear bolts on the tank too and move the tank or remove it completely(banjo bolt and all wires)?

 

Here is a general outline of the process I used to bleed the entire system. I used a vacuum bleeder.

It's best to remove rear wheel before you start. You may also want to remove front/rear mount bolts on tank and lift it up to easily access central (PCV) bleed fitting at the rear of the tank. It will make life way easier if you also remove the rear cowling to access the rear fluid reservoir. Make sure you don't run the reservoirs dry during the process, or you will need to start over.

Bleed Sequence

1.) Outer bleeder on right, front caliper

2.) Outer bleeder on left, front caliper

3.) Center bleeder on left, front caliper (pulls fluid from rear reservoir)

4.) Remove left front caliper and tilt about 10 degrees to ensure all air is out. I have seen some folks say you don't need to tilt the caliper. Just bleed, then compress the piston of the linked master cylinder to get any air out.

5.) Linked system bleeder (PCV) at rear of gas tankat rear of gas tank (watch rear reservoir level)

6.) Center bleeder on rear brake caliper

9.) Outer bleeder on rear brake caliper


Finish by performing traditional bleeding process (squeeze, hold, open/close bleeder, release), ensuring brake lever and pedal feel solid.

Jose

 

Appreciate it DaHose, very helpful and detailed explanation.