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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Just a quick one, brought some Wilwood 4pot front caliper and was just wondering how i bleed them a they have 4 nipples on each caliper (one for each piston)???

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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Just like normal calipers, but start from the inside bleed nipple, then the outer one
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 05:46 PM
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Ok mate ta very much, so i do the inside 2 (coz there 4 on each caliper) then the outside 2 after?
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 05:58 PM
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4? That's a new one on me, all I'm accustom to are 2 bleed nipples on each caliper. Put a pic up of the calipers mate...
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ok mate 2 secs
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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It's so they can be used as leading or trailing calipers. Fit them up and bleed the top nipples only. Insides first.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Ah their Wilwood's, sorry I was under the impression they were AP's, Brembo's or something As Muz said
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ok guys thanks!
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