Just put front pads and disks on my mk1 frs. Opened the resivoir cap and when I retracted the pistons in the calipers I also opened the both bleed nipples (brembo 4 pot callipers) and pushed them back nice and easy. Boxed them all back up went to pump the pedal up and I have no pedal at all! It won't go hard for me to bleed them! Did them this exact way when I got the car 2 years ago and no problem.

Any ideas ???

 

put a full 1lt bottle of dot5.5 through with one corner open at a time to clear out the old fluid as it is hygroscopic. (the furthest from the reservoir first). if that make seance???

 

Is it dot 5.5 only ? I only have dot 4

 

the higher the dot rating the better it is. 4 is ok

 

you bleed from the furtherest point and work your way in,

and only open 1 nipple each time

are you doing it yourself?

if your pumping the pedal who is opening and closing the nipple?

 

Why open the bleed nipples? the air is only going to get in and give the problem that you have

Steve

 

Looks like fudged up ere lol, got someone helping me, on with t now

 

They're air brakes

 

Ah my bad, thought he had a focus not a scania lol

 

Why the fuck did you undo the bleed nipples?

invest in

 

When you opened the bleed nipples it sucked air in when you retracted the pistons I bet. Give it a good bleed and it will be fine

 

Bled it....alls now good.


One small hitch now, when I nip the wheel nuts up, the wheels bind on !
Think the fooking disks are wrong.

 

Is the back of the wheel catching on the caliper?

 

FUCK...

WHY OPEN THE BLEED NIPPLES?

To change pads - thats just not required on voyage.


That aint even a school boy error - please do your self a favour and get someone who knows what they're doing to check what you've done.

No offence like but messing with a turbo could kill the engine, messing with the brakes could kill you or someone else if you get it wrong.

 

And messing with a wrong'un could get you bum aids

 

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo wrong.

 

ROFL!

 

U learn by fuck ups ffs !! No ones perfect ! They are spot on now, better than before after a good bleed.

Put the old disks back on as something obviousley wasn't right with the other pair. The old ones are still ok anyway, have to see if they can find the correct pair

 

I wouldn't want to get in that car, fuck that

 

Fair play to him for doing it himself. You learn through mistakes and everyone has to start somewhere. Good on you for doing your own work mate.

 

Cheers for that! No ones is born with all the know how.

 

didn't say they did mate, but if you don't no what your doing i personally think you should leave it to the professionals, as some thing could go wrong, espically when working with brakes ? anyway well doe for trying, lets hope they stop you when you need to lol

 

im sure they will