adding brake fluid????

[MMarty]

Hey all, I am about done with my silver fox refurb. I added a master cylinder and caliper setup from a chinese atv new from ebay. I know how to bleed the system but there is no reservoir to add fluid to. How do you add fluid to the system? Do I need to reverse bleed the system from the bleeder on the caliper? This is what I'm working with.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I THINK you have to take the black cover off the back end of the master cylinder. Just guessing.

 

[jhaedtler]

The fast way to bleed the system is to get a pump type oil can fill the pumper can with your brake fluid and use a clear hose to attach it to the bleeder valve at the wheel cylinder and pump the system full of fluid. Have some watch the master cylinder till the fluid almost comes out. this is called power bleeding and it pushes all of the air out of the system. A must do on all disc brake systems.

 

[MMarty]

Well, I bled the system but my single disc brake setup just don't have the stopping power that I need. I would like to use a dual disc setup. Can I use this master cyl. and use 2 discs and 2 calipers?

 

[Doc Sprocket]

It does look like there's a provision for a second line. Can you check the manufacturer's specs? You need to be sure that the reservoir capacity will feed two calipers.