changing brake lines but can’t bleed the brakes for a while

[Pro car crasher]

Hi, I’m changing my brake lines however one of the bleed nipples was seized up and snapped off in the piston. I’m waiting for a new piston which should arrive in a couple days, in the meantime is it okay to change the lines and leave the system without bleeding them until the piston arrives? I feel like it should be fine but I don’t know if I would cause any damage by leaving the system with air in the lines for too long.

Cheers

[TooMany2cvs]

Pro car crasher said:

Hi, I’m changing my brake lines however one of the bleed nipples was seized up and snapped off in the piston. I’m waiting for a new piston which should arrive in a couple days, in the meantime is it okay to change the lines and leave the system without bleeding them until the piston arrives? I feel like it should be fine but I don’t know if I would cause any damage by leaving the system with air in the lines for too long.

What's in the pipes before you fit them...?

[Pro car crasher]

Ah... yeah

Just had a bit of a panic moment there trying to figure out what to do about it and forgot how to think...

[GreenV8S]

Pro car crasher said:

I don’t know if I would cause any damage by leaving the system with air in the lines for too long.

It doesn't matter whether you leave it an hour or a year - it'll be fine as long as you eventually complete the proper fill and bleed procedure.

[E-bmw]

But, you are going to leave the car "at home" while you wait for it to arrive aren't you?

[texaxile]

Yep, my Lancer system was drained for about 6 months while I did other stuff. One flush through with decent fluid, a bleed up and everything was fine.