bleeding brakes

Can anyone tell me how to bleed the front brakes on my 07 SD?
They were binding after using them during this winter and I tried to clean them up but now the brake lever has no feel to it and I think I need to bleed the system. (I have pumped the lever for ages but no change.) The brakes work but where the pressure built while pulling the brake now there is no feel to it. I also forgot to remove the lid of the brake resevoir while pusing the pistons back in. Doh!

Also - I may have been an eejut: after removing the brake pads, I used wd40 and some white spirit on the calipers to try to remove the krud. I have seen some posts suggesting this is not good for the seals. (Neither the WD40 nor the white spirit got near the brake pads.)

Any advice?
thanks

My best advice is to get one of the lads to help you.

Where about in London are you ?

Talking through bleeding is easy enough, but not always that simple to grasp until you see someone else doing it.

Hi kriyavan, The most efficient method of bleeding the air from the brake system is with one of these,



it is especially handy when there is only one person, but it is not impossible to do this alone. without the tool ...simple rule of thumb to follow.

#1; do not allow the brake master cylinder reservoir to go dry while doing this.

#2; depress the leaver then open the bleeder zert on the caliper, allow the little fluid/air to escape then close bleeder zert before you release leaver.

#3; Now just keep repeating this until you have straight fluid without any air bubbles in the system,

you will be able to tell when all of the air has escaped, the leaver will go from mushy to firm,

you will need to alternate from side to side on the calipers, until all air is removed. with the bike resting on the side-stand I would start by using the

RH side cos it is the highest caliper of the 2, after I had removed all the visible air from that side switch to the LH side, you may need to alternate

back and fourth until you have recovered your firm leaver pressure.

Thanks Guys
Yes - that does sound like a job for some guidance. I can certainly clean the calipers etc but bleeding sounds like a task beyond me.
I am in Peckham - SE15. It is a big ask but would anyone be able to give up a few minutes?

Joe, I am no expert and you are the mechanic but you will be a long time bleeding brakes like that.

You have it on the clutch