Basic Maintenance: Brake Fluid

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This method is not good : "So I held it open with one hand while pumping with the other"... unless the end of the outlet hose is submerged in a bottle of fluid and already primed by method below.
It might be ok with the front calipers, not the rear one.

This methot IS good: "Then I switched to the open-and-close routine on the valve for each pump of the brake lever and this made the fluid move along better", always creates good working pressure pressure.

The best bleeding methods:
#1 by pressurizing the reservoir = needs special equipment
#2 by vacuum bleeder = needs special equipment
#3 pumping by brake lever or pedal with an outlet hose submerged in a bottle of fluid and already primed = no special equipment needed