bleeding brakes
bleeding brakes
Ok, I have read several different articles, read the chilton's, haynes, and the online manual. All give different methods. Which is correct?
Does the vehicle have to be running during the bleed?
What is the correct order?
-Right rear, left rear, right front, left front
or
-Right rear, left front, left rear, right front?
I did a one man bleed yesterday, with a bottle and a hose with a one way valve on it, and I made sure no air bubbles were coming out. But I still have soggy braking and will do another bleed today.
Does the vehicle have to be running during the bleed?
What is the correct order?
-Right rear, left rear, right front, left front
or
-Right rear, left front, left rear, right front?
I did a one man bleed yesterday, with a bottle and a hose with a one way valve on it, and I made sure no air bubbles were coming out. But I still have soggy braking and will do another bleed today.
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The engine doesn't have to be running and you bleed them starting from the furtherst away from the master cylinder working to the closest (obviously that will be different depending on left ot right hand drive).
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On a left hand drive, you start with right rear. Then left rear. Right front. And then left front.
I had the same problem with bad brake capacity. Turned out it was air in the system. Bleed over and over until it gets better. That solved my problem.
And don't forget to remove the reservoir cap when you bleed.
I had the same problem with bad brake capacity. Turned out it was air in the system. Bleed over and over until it gets better. That solved my problem.
And don't forget to remove the reservoir cap when you bleed.
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and make sure you watch your levels in your resevior so you don't run out of brake fluid. happened to me. oh and bleed from the bleed screw not the bolt on the back of the caliper
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I just did a 2nd bleed still doesnt feel 100% but I just did new pads, rotors and SS lines all around.
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Well I went for a cruise after getting everything up and running. Went out to a very uninhabited stretch of highway, and wanted to work my brakes so I was doing 120km/h-0 stops to break in my brakes. On the 2nd brake check I did, I blew one of my SS lines, literally blew the side out of it.... Going 120 with no brakes gets scary.
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08 Evo X GSR *Current*
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That must have been some seriously bad SSlines then!
I would contact the manufacturer and since youre over there probertly sue the pants of off them
You could have been killed by their faulty brakelines if you have had to brake hard for someone that drove out infront of you and you had a blown brakehose
I would contact the manufacturer and since youre over there probertly sue the pants of off them
You could have been killed by their faulty brakelines if you have had to brake hard for someone that drove out infront of you and you had a blown brakehose
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This is VERY common. Do a search for em' over at forums.probetalk.com. It's happened to me TWICE, my friend once, and TONS of people at probetalk.Talon_66 wrote: Well I went for a cruise after getting everything up and running. Went out to a very uninhabited stretch of highway, and wanted to work my brakes so I was doing 120km/h-0 stops to break in my brakes. On the 2nd brake check I did, I blew one of my SS lines, literally blew the side out of it.... Going 120 with no brakes gets scary.