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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:35 AM
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do you have to bleed both nipples or just one?

thanking you please
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:38 AM
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hurry up im doing them now,lol
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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oh the suspense
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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are you doing just the fronts? thought you should do them all? on dave (twins) front brembo's we done both nipples
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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What are you bleeding them for? Have you opened one up? Bleed front and then oppsite rear if you've let air in
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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pops theres 2 there for a reason

like sayingdo i really need oil to be over the min level or can i get away with it just below ( incase ya wondering ya cant on a cossie, speaking from experience )

have fun, makesure the nipples are at the highest point or ya will get air in em
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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yeah going to do the whoe lot as we replaced a calliper
front left,front right,back left,back right
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:43 AM
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pops remember that the rears ya just need to turn the ignition on and open the valve, no need to pump the pedal
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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yeah i know that
now back to the fronts,lol
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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well thats another beer opened while im waiting
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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pops theres 2 nipples, why would they fit 2 of em if ya only used one

do ya need 1 light on the front of ya car or 2

ya use both nipples to relive the air properly

or ask a transit brake expert
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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You'll be pissed at this rate pops
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:55 AM
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right i have done both anyway
but we have replaced front pads aswell,but the pedal dont seem to be going hard
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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btw this is on the calliper side that we replaced
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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you got air in em then, or the servo is leaking

i got a problem with the company transit , the brakes dont seem to work very well, then tested it on the MOT BAY and said the machine thinks there fine, see ya when ya finish the run

, nothing like following the rules to cover the insurance side of things, fook if theres a real issue
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 11:59 AM
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look at james reply matey
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Pops you fairy
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