Anybody else have trouble putting in Speed Bleeders?

[troop]

I know modern day Indian and >2009 H-D's use metric. Not sure about older H-D's.

[K80Shooter]

Helpful discussion as I prepare to do my first ever (personally) brake system flush.

Which bleeders are you going with? Mind posting a link to them?
Thanks

[UtahPete]

Which bleeders are you going with? Mind posting a link to them?
Thanks

https://www.amazon.com/Goodridge-Mot...s%2C221&sr=8-1

[T.P.]

https://www.amazon.com/Goodridge-Mot...s%2C221&sr=8-1

JUST AN FYI HERE............................K80SHOOTER if you order the speed bleeders in the provided link, You will be getting SB's that wont fit
UtahPete your Spyder better be older then 2013 or a Ryker those arn't going to work for you either

http://www.speedbleeder.com/bikechart.htm

T.P.

[UtahPete]

JUST AN FYI HERE............................K80SHOOTER if you order the speed bleeders in the provided link, You will be getting SB's that wont fit
UtahPete your Spyder better be older then 2013 or a Ryker those arn't going to work for you either

http://www.speedbleeder.com/bikechart.htm

T.P.

Mine is 2014 RT. Thanks for the fitment chart; apparently I need different ones altogether from what previous posters had said;

Spyder RT Ltd 2014-15
SB6100 front
SB6100 rear
SB1010S abs unit

[Eckhard]

I now use a vacuum bleeder system where I use a vacuum generator connected to my compressor. I use an intermediate container that is connected to vacuum generator and a line goes from the container to the brake bleeder. You apply the vacuum and crack open the bleeder and the fluid is drawn through the lines. Make sure to monitor the fluid level in the master cylinder reservoir to make sure no air gets in the lines. Close the bleeder when the fluid runs clear from the bleeder. This may be a 2 person job.

[K80Shooter]

Thanks both to Utah Pete & TP, I had already found them on the speed bleeders website and was going to question this till TP pointed it out.

I'll get mine from speedbleeder.com

[EdMat]

The correct part number for newer Spyders is SB6100 or at least that is what I ordered for my 2019 RTL and they fit front and rear perfectly.
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[troop]

Speaking of the SB6100 Speed bleeders, what type are you all buying? The $7/each basic ones or $15/each SS ones?

[Little Blue]

Speaking of the SB6100 Speed bleeders, what type are you all buying? The $7/each basic ones or $15/each SS ones?

I went with the SS. They are a lot more than the basic, but they are better quality.

If you have the dollars, go ahead and purchase the SS.
AIways buy what you can afford.

Stay Healthy. ....

[K80Shooter]

I have worked on a "LOT" of older vehicles, none of which had SS bleeders.

The only problems that I have encountered were where someone used the wrong tools to try to open them or the bleeder hole was full of mud. SS would not have stopped any of this.
Always use either a 6 point socket or 6 point wrench of the "CORRECT" size and never use vise grips or pliers to open them.

[redrazor]

The correct part number for newer Spyders is SB6100 or at least that is what I ordered for my 2019 RTL and they fit front and rear perfectly.
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(3) SB6100 and (1) SB1010 (for the ABS unit)