How to blead Brakes?

1. user_42401 Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Cupar Fife Posts: 1712 1600 16v VTS 1600 8v VTR 1400 16v Clio Sport

   #1 22nd November 2010, 19:13

   anyone give me a step by step to blead the brakes?
   
   cheers
2. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #2 22nd November 2010, 21:17

   Undo a bleed nipple on one wheel.
   
   Press brake pedal to the floor.
   
   Redo the bleed nipple back up.
   
   Lift foot of pedal.
   
   Fill brake fluid as required.
   
   Repeat until air stops coming out. ( or until fresh fluid comes out if there is already old in there )
   
   Then repeat on all the other wheels.
3. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

   #3 22nd November 2010, 21:21

   Stab the line with a knife!
   
   with ABS cars i usually pump the pedal to build the pressure up, then come off the pedal, open the nipple then push to the floor and close the nipple and repeat.
4. user_42401 Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Cupar Fife Posts: 1712 1600 16v VTS 1600 8v VTR 1400 16v Clio Sport

   #4 22nd November 2010, 22:03

   2 people needed then?
5. Steve Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 19910 CW Honda Integra DC5

   #5 22nd November 2010, 22:07

   Yeah. One to pump the pedal one to open and close the nipple.
   
   You can get pressure kits from halfrauds to diy
6. user_42401 Established Member Joined: Mar 2010 Cupar Fife Posts: 1712 1600 16v VTS 1600 8v VTR 1400 16v Clio Sport

   #6 22nd November 2010, 22:12

   superb lads thought it was the same as bikes ( bike mechanic )
   just wanted to check
7. jamieb809 Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2009 Sevenoaks, Kent Posts: 154 1998 Citroen saxo expose

   #7 25th November 2010, 16:15

   sometimes it can be a bitch to get the fluid moving again if you bleed the fluid completely and then fill up the resoviour. top up the reserviour as your bleeding.
   
   and you should start at the nipple furthest away from the reserviour and work your way nearer to the reserviour.
   
   your going to need a bottle and a clear tube so you can see when there is no more air in the fluid
8. obeone Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 117

   #8 26th November 2010, 08:41

   or use an eezibleed kit like i do.1 man operation then
9. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

   #9 26th November 2010, 23:58

   I tried an eezibleed kit and found that air bubbles were being drawn back into the brake caliper on the pedal upstroke. The air was getting past the loose threads on the bleed nipple