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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 03:53 PM
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if you gonna do it by yourself you'll need a 1man bleeding kit

also youll need a wheel brace to take the wheels off, and a few ickle spanners (just make sure you got a 10, 11, 12, 13 mm)

master yl should bea peice of piss, just disconnect the lines (DONT let the fluid spill on the paintwork!) undo the two 13mms holding it on, then refitting is the reversal of removal

then simply fill the thing back up, undo one of the bleed nipples (i forget which is the correct order) put your 1man bleed kit on there, n pump away (remembering to keep checking the resevoir level!)

then when no air comes out, lock off the bleed nipple n then repeat the process on the other wheels

its worth mentioning tht the 1man bleed kits will very rarely be as good as using the 2man open/push/close/release method... but you can still do a very good job...

i did mine using 1man kit (not an easibleed) and the brakes were MINT afterwards with only about 1-2mm slack in the pedal travel
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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buy some spare bleed niples before you start,especialy if it hasnt been bled for a long time.
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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it basically bleeds em for you so you dont need to press pedal etc (takes an airfeed from a tyre to blow the fluid thru or summink like that) theyre about 16quid or thereabouts... the lazy mans brake bleeder...

ive never tried using one tho
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