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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: MuddyMachine on March 27, 2009, 09:47:54

Title: Bleeding brakes
Post by: MuddyMachine on March 27, 2009, 09:47:54

I am having little luck bleeding my brakes.

I have converted the fronts to Vented discs, with brand new callipers.
The fronts have bleb OK, but the rears seem to just be just froth with lots of big bubbles. I have gone through about 5lts of fluid. I have also noticed there is bubbles in the master cyl, when pressing the pedel.

It was ment to go for it MOT today, any Ideas cheers

Title: Re: Bleeding brakes
Post by: russ3120 on March 27, 2009, 18:36:04

disd you bleed in order?
IIRC
rear nearside
rear offside
front nearside
front offside


when I bleed my brakes, I tend to open the nipple on the rear nearside and let it gravity bleed first, just to fill the system

Title: Re: Bleeding brakes
Post by: muddy90 on March 27, 2009, 22:40:34

sounds like it needs new cylinder

Title: Re: Bleeding brakes
Post by: Artwigwa on March 28, 2009, 11:41:38

Quote from: MuddyMachine on March 27, 2009, 09:47:54

I am having little luck bleeding my brakes.

I have converted the fronts to Vented discs, with brand new callipers.
The fronts have bleb OK, but the rears seem to just be just froth with lots of big bubbles. I have gone through about 5lts of fluid. I have also noticed there is bubbles in the master cyl, when pressing the pedel.

It was ment to go for it MOT today, any Ideas cheers

I had same problem... turned out to be shot master cyl  :roll:

Title: Re: Bleeding brakes
Post by: MuddyMachine on March 28, 2009, 14:13:18

Sorted :D

Bought a bleed kit from machine mart. 30 seconds and it was fixed :roll: