how to bleed brakes

[1999Sport400]

can anyone tell me how to bleed the brakes on my 1999 polaris sport 400

[blueline15]

Are you familiar with bleeding brakes at all? How much detail do we need to go into?

[1999Sport400]

i tried bleeding them the same way i would a normal vehicle, ive never had a prob before bleeding brakes

[7.62Addict]

How are you bleeding them, and does your machine have the seperate rear master? It takes two people to do it correctly unless you are using a vac bleeder. If your using a vac bleeder you will need to apply some teflon tape to the bleeders to make sure no air gets in. If your using the pump and hold method just make sure you go slow and allow a few seconds between bleeds and keep the master full. Its important to not bottom out the master when bleeding, it can cause premature failure of the master. You probably already know, but start in the rear and work your way forward doing the calipers farthest from the master first.

[1999Sport400]

yes i have a separate rear master and i cancelled the line from my front master to rear caliper. i dont have a vac bleeder and the pump and hold method doesnt seem to b workin, im almost thinkin my front master is no good, cuz ive bled brakes before and never had this kind of problem

[7.62Addict]

What problem are you speaking of? Are you not getting fluid out?

[1999Sport400]

ya im not gettin ne fluid but when i press on the brake handle i can hear it pushing air out and sucking it in

[7.62Addict]

Did the master run dry? If it did, you can try bleeding just the master. If you still cant get fluid to flow, replace it. I had to replace mine on my 01 because I had no pedal so to speak and I lost brakes.

[1999Sport400]

it never ran dry but it sat for 10yrs, i dissasembled everything, flushed the lines and calipers, even took the reservoir off the master and cleaned all of that out, and before attaching the brake line to the master i filled it with fluid and i wasnt getting nething, but when i stick my finger on the output it pushes out and sucks in, like i said this is weird

[7.62Addict]

What did you clean and flush it with?