Bleeding Brakes.....

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2005 W.Yorks/W.Sussex Posts: 3982 MK1 VTS
    #1
    What's the general procedure? I've never done it before.

    I'll be doing it myself at a garage anyway but I wanna know how too do it first so I'm not asking the boys down there what to do every 5 minutes.

    I'm wanting to put fresh fluid in too.

    Cheers
  2. Established Member Joined: Dec 2007 Southampton Posts: 2278
    #2
    if your doing it on your own, buy yourself a bleeding kit, which uses the pressure in your tyres to pressure the system and force the air in it out.

    work round each caliper in turn in a circle if you like until pure fluid exits each bleed nipple.

    I always go round each caliper 2 or 3 times to ensure.

    EDIt, obviously drain the old stuff out first
  3. L-plater Joined: Mar 2007 Everton Posts: 67 vtr
    #3
    Be careful opening the bleed nipples on the rear calipers - they can become rusted in place and being quite small you can shear their tops off if you're not. Give em a good soaking with plus gas or similar the day before you plan on bleeding and again just before you start.

    Oh and there's a sequence to follow moving from caliper to caliper - can't remember what it is, but it's in the Haynes if you've got it.