gibbo frst

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hi all.. is their a set way for bleeding the brakes.. it has abs. have tried a few ways of doing it so far but still feels spongey.. any help pls

HORNETS7

FIRSTLY WHAT HAVE U DONE TO NEED TO BLEED THE BRAKES?

IE) NEW PARTS , CONVERSION?

gibbo frst

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i removed the rear beam to paint the underside also all the abs gubbins to replace the rotten brake lines..

HORNETS7

hmm first bleed all the brake the conventional way try and leave the wheels on the ground whilst doing this as it will open up the rear compensators!

when u have done that the abs is a little tricky but here goes first unscrew a small hex key in between the 2 pipes on one of your abs modules! then on top of the module is a small plunger press this down u will hear it click and push down then pump your brake pedal severall times if successfull the plunger will pop up and it will have bled up u can do this severall times if u wish but when u have finshed don't forget to nip up the hex key! and repeat on the other abs module!
if u have somone to give u a hand u will see when bleeding it up u will get fluid return back into the resivoir that will indicate it has bled up ok !

i will post up 2 pics of the abs modules one showing the hex screw and the other the plunger u need to press down !

cocaina_xr2i

agree with you mate thats the way of bleeding the abs but you forgot to tell him that he still has to do it from the longest distance to the master cilynder or from near side rear if right had drive car but it true as he said that the way to bleed the and yes they are tricky

HORNETS7

yeah m8 i did say bleed them the conventional way first which as u indicated bleed the furthest away first then in a diagonal!

cocaina_xr2i

oh yes you did sorry mate but i wasd half sleep been working till late on my fiesta

gibbo frst

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ok thanks for the replys.. going to try it tomorrow , so when bleeding from the wheel ends tho i start at n/s rear.. front o/s ... n/s rear and so on.. or am i totally wrong.. yes i am thick.... will make my life easier... cheers lads

cocaina_xr2i

well if I'm not wrong it should be osr, nsr, osf, nsf and as your car is abs like mine I normally do it with the hand brake off and the engine runing and two blocks stoping the car from moving over my chest now I can recall undoing ani hex key any where but I,ll go out to my baby and check it for you.
Ps: I'll ry to post a pic.

HORNETS7

YES THE OFFSIDE REAR IS THE FURTHEST AWAY FROM MASTER CYLINDER

BUT U SHOULD DO EACH DIAGONAL ! IE :

SO IT SHOULD BE O/S/R N/S/F

THEN N/S/R THEN /O/S/F

gibbo frst

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ok many thanks ill go out and try it today if it dont rain.... cheers