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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Default How do i replace/bleed brake fluid?

Its sad i know but ive never done that before.

Got this bleeder bottle though but im not shure what to do.



Ive been reading the instructions in the workshop manual on how to bleed
the brakes but do i really need to follow those instructions when i got such
a bling bottle with a non-return valve in it?
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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first did the rears but the cossy has an abs pump which will fill teh back brakes

so what i did was put the fluid in and turn on ignition, push the brakes a few times and the pump will start pumping then just open the bleednipple and i repeated that until there was no air comming out at all.

The fronts i did the old way withouth ign on and just at the end only 2 times did bleed em with the engine running

does this make sense? (its hot in here)
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 04:30 PM
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But what about the high pressure in the rear lines?

So for the rears i could basicly just attach the bleeder hose to the nipple, open it up and let it pour out and pressure drops close nipple and switch ignition back on to get pump to pressurize?

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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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Gave it a try on the fronts but its tiny airbubbles even though im pumping fresh fluid.

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Old Aug 9, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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sorry mate havent been looking here but the back brakes are pressurized by the pump when switcing ign on

so what i did is open the nipples and switch the ign on (with my bleerder hose attached offcourse) and waited until my brakes only gave fluid instead of (old) fluid and air

Dunno about tose tiny bubbles but it might be worth when been driving gently a few days to open the nipples again for a final bleed
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