Bleeding Brakes

[lordb]

Steve Heath book on order, but in the meantime, anyone got the low down on how/where to bleed the brakes.
I recon I have some air in the system;
symptoms - 'bloody spongy'!

Cheers

[shpub]

Get an Eazibleed pressure bleeder - makes life so much easier. Get a 11 mm brake bleeding nipple spanner. Makes a big big difference. Fit Eazi bleed and go round the callipers bleeding fluid out until no air comes out. If you don't know how old the fluid is, worth running about a 0.5 litre through it. The pistons will need pushing back to get all the old fluid out.

Steve
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[lordb]

Excellent, cheers.
Where do can I get an Eazibleed pressure bleeder?
You'll get used to me - Im usually this thick!

[dern]

Is an eazibleed pressure thingummy the same as the eazibleed one man brake bleeding system or does it apply air pressure to the reservoir too? The one I have has a non-return valve and you attach that to the nipple and pump away (matron). Very good system but I'd be interested to know if there's an even better way.

Cheers,

Mark

[shpub]

The Eazi bleed uses tyre air pressure through the reservoir so there is no need to pump. Just open the nipple and the fluid pours out.

Halfords stock em for about £15 ish.

[Yellabelly]

Does the eezi-bleed have a catch bottle for the brake fluid that gets pumped out of the brake system or do you have to have a bottle available, like in the old days!!!!
I have visions of Lord B letting it p_ss out all over the floor, sorry LB

[dern]

shpub said: The Eazi bleed uses tyre air pressure through the reservoir so there is no need to pump. Just open the nipple and the fluid pours out.

Halfords stock em for about £15 ish.

Clever, off to the shops then

Thanks,

Mark

[lordb]

Did it the old fashioned way. Wife got a little p////d of with me tho.
Job done and a gud en at that.
No offense.

Cheers ... Big Ears

[Yellabelly]

That would be the only time my wife sat in the hotseat of the tiv, she frightens me shless in our other cars the way she storms roundabouts braking on the gearbox (or breaking it) and me wiv a dicky ticker

[bobble350]

Never liked the idea of applying pressure to the res, the bottom seals aren't made stand it.

[bondingi]

be careful with the eazibleed. It is a god send but make sure you do not connect it to a tyre that has got more than 10-15psi otherwise you might find brake fluid all over the floor where it has been forced out of the seals between the reservoir and the master cylinder