bleeding problem

[philly]

fitting 16v brakes and calipers today on my nova with ste. bleeding the brakes. drivers side was fine
but passenger side would not bleed. fluid was coming down the bleed pipe but then being sucked back up! baffled us both!

any help mucho appreciated :D

[db_1.2]

Maybe take the cap off the filler to release pressure from servo or whatever!

[Ste L]

done that lol ;)

[ade]

sounds like a vacuum problem or a blockage. Check the pipes leading up to the servo make sure there isnt a kink or owt...

[philly]

if no kinks..................??

[db_1.2]

Hmmmm truely a mystery why not try checking for blockages, also was it very hard as i still gotta fit mine when i can be bothered to get the car down the garage, they dont look much different to the breaks i got on there at the moment which is worrying Lol

[philly]

brakes are a little bit bigger and the calipers were alot bigger.

best of asking ste if it was hard! i was just there to make up the numbers and provide bacon buttys :D

[Ste L]

its a piece of piss fitting them, would of been all sorted if it wasn't for the slight bleeding problem

and you didn't provide the bacon butties, rach did :p

[Adam]

Dont have two calipers off the same side of a car do you?
Lol
Bleed nipple pointing up?

I'd guess Ste would of checked that tho :p

[Ste L]

yea, both are diff side's of car fella...

i recon the seals have turned or what not lol

i all most put one on upside down, he passed me worng side at first, told him to get the other...
and picked up the first one again :roll:

[db_1.2]

Lol stuff like that is always more fun with some other idiot there!

Ill have a go at putting mine on this weekend, see how it goes:thumb:

[dhdev (Oli)]

Just to check that your bleeding method is correct: -
Pressure on (pedal down)
Open bleedscrew to release fluid
Close bleedscrew
Release pedal.
Wait approx 2-3secs for master cylinder to recuperate then repeat.

Always ensure your fluid level is above min and should have no problems.

P.S. obviously a two man job, one pedal man and one spanner monkey. :thumb:

Right I'm off to bleed the brakes on my mates R33 GTR lol

Good luck!