Posted: 13 Apr 2007, 18:51
Dan
Sounds like you don't need to bleed the brakes.
For future reference, bleeding the brakes is to remove air from the system when the hydraulics are disconnected. So you know what is involved, I have explained below.
I haven't done it for many years, so these newer cars (1989
) may be different.
My experience was that there was a small nipple on the brake pipes near each wheel. A piece of clear plastic tube is place over the nipple near the wheel that has been worked on and the othe end of the tube is placed into a small volume of brake fluid in the bottom of a jam jar.
The nipple is loosened and another person GENTLY pushes on the brake pedal inside the car. This forces brake fluid through the system and out through the plastic tube. Any air in the system comes out and can be seen as bubbles.
This is repeated until no more bubbles emerge BUT make sure that the master reservoir is topped up since you are basically emptying the reservoir into the jam jar.
The end of the pipe in the jam jar is kept under brake fluid so no air can get back in that way.
Once all the air is out, tighten the nipple.
Repeat for any other wheels where the hydraulics have been disconnected
Finally press hard on the brake pedal in the car. If it feels normal and does not go all the way to the floor :shock: then you are done. If not start again - there is still air in there
.
Ian
Sounds like you don't need to bleed the brakes.
For future reference, bleeding the brakes is to remove air from the system when the hydraulics are disconnected. So you know what is involved, I have explained below.
I haven't done it for many years, so these newer cars (1989
) may be different.My experience was that there was a small nipple on the brake pipes near each wheel. A piece of clear plastic tube is place over the nipple near the wheel that has been worked on and the othe end of the tube is placed into a small volume of brake fluid in the bottom of a jam jar.
The nipple is loosened and another person GENTLY pushes on the brake pedal inside the car. This forces brake fluid through the system and out through the plastic tube. Any air in the system comes out and can be seen as bubbles.
This is repeated until no more bubbles emerge BUT make sure that the master reservoir is topped up since you are basically emptying the reservoir into the jam jar.
The end of the pipe in the jam jar is kept under brake fluid so no air can get back in that way.
Once all the air is out, tighten the nipple.
Repeat for any other wheels where the hydraulics have been disconnected
Finally press hard on the brake pedal in the car. If it feels normal and does not go all the way to the floor :shock: then you are done. If not start again - there is still air in there
.Ian
