I have fitted an hydraulic handbrake on my sierra cosworth i've used braided hose and fittings but i can't get the handbrake right. It works a little bit and i've bleeded the car 4 times and there is no air in the systeem. Is there a special way to do this?

 

Perhaps the master cylinder on the handbrake itself isn't big enough and not giving enough movement on the calliper pistons to fully apply the brakes.

 

which way have you put the hoses on the handbrake?

first time I put mine in, it wouldn;t brake at all, just pust the brake pedal up if I had it pressed, and thats how I found out it was not connected right!!

 

as said, if you connect them wrong obviously they wont work.

the feed goes into the rear fitting and the pressure side goes to to the rear brakes HTH

 

I've put the connections like on the picture and it's the same handbrake. The master cilinder is 0.625 so i think it's good. It goes but only at the end. If you out your foot a little bit on the brake pedal the handbrake is perfect!

 

air trapped in the handbrake cylinder
it's a bummer to get out
we used to remove the piston circlip and let piston out a bit till the seal is revealed and push the seal down a little bit to let the air out

 

Back bleed it other wise.

 

can you get access to a vaccum bleeder?

the best bit of kit i have bought.

you run them off an air compressor. thats how i done mine and the handbrake was amazing.

 

We had a rally car back in the days and it was an realy nightmare to get it out but i don't know how we did it then i think i was to young then lol! I will try your way tommorow.

 

What type of bleeder do you have?

 

Its a sealey one like this mate



you connect an air line to it, and it sucks the fluid and air through

 

I saw them on ebay. I will buy one if i don't get it bleeded on the normal way. Thanks!!!

 

I had the same, I eventually bled it using the hand brake lever, bleed the nipple, release, handbrake on, bleed,release for ages and on both sides and then with the foot brakes, urgh! A vacuum bleeder as above would have sucked it out a treat though

 

jack the rear off the car up as high as you can and bleed again

 

I wonder who told you about them mate

 

exactly mate! golden advice!!!

if only i had bought one fooking years ago lol.

that and an SDS hammer drill lol... live and learn eh!

 

They are a royal pain to bleed I have a group N Civic sitting two weeks because I just can not be bagged getting it bleed.

 

too true, an old saying, 'you can't buy experiance'

 

that is true mate, and im glad there people about like you, to share theirs!!

 

could be air trapped in calipers turn calipers upside down use block of wood to act as a brake disc between pads and re-bleed