How to bleed Formula and Avid brakes

Bleed procedure for the Formula disc brakes. You will need Formula or Avid bleed kit, T10 torx and a Dot4 brake fluid. Start with unbolting the brake lever from the handlebar. It needs to be vertical with the bleeding port on top. Then position the bike that the bleeding port on the caliper is in upper most position. Make sure the brake lever is higher than the brake caliper. Fill one syringe one half full of dot4 brake fluid and the other syringe one quarter full. Hold each syringe with the tip pointed
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