COLEMAN KT196 brake issues

[DAMAJA843]

So I have a Coleman KT196 that I completely restored but am having serious brake issues... I bought some after market Chinese brake parts and I cannot get any pressure in the line.. I could just be doing something wrong but I can't figure it out for the life of me. I have the original caliper, but the line and the piston are new after market..

 

[Rat]

Have you bled them?

That tends to be the case if you don't bleed them

 

[panchothedog]

With such a small master cylinder it takes forever to bleed.them the ole pump and crack open the fitting on the caliper. A vacuum pump is the way to go.

 

[Rat]

With such a small master cylinder it takes forever to bleed.them the ole pump and crack open the fitting on the caliper. A vacuum pump is the way to go.

Makes sense.

Bleeding my Mule after putting brand new lines on the rear from the master back to the wheel cylinders ended up taking 5 full fills to get all the air out not counting the final fill, so almost a whole 16oz bottle of Dot3. Thankfully the front lines were both fine.