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Old 22-04-2007, 09:29 AM
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Has any body got any pics of how a caliper sits on the rear of a 2wd saph cossie? I have fitted a rear disc conversion to my mk4 escort turbo and am having real trouble getting them to bleed up properly?
I have been told that the reason the dont bleed properly is because they are mounted at a different angle on a cossie and air gets trapped inside the callipers when using the burton power conversion brackets?
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You need to unbolt the calipers and rotate them till the bleed nipple is in the 12 o clock position m8.
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and have your wheels on the 'ground' When the rear wheels hang freely, the brakebalancer at the rear (dunno the right word for that thing in english) will close so no fluid will pass trough.
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it's a load adjuster, things will get worse if you have lowered your car as you need the bar adjusting internally

you can always bleed the rbakes with the nipple being highest up in the air and then fit them where they are supposed to go with the burton kit
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