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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: maxp on 27 June 2009, 00:50
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When bleeding the brakes on my mk2 gti do i have to have the compensator valve open when bleeding just the rears or for the front brakes aswell?
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You only need it for the rears.
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If you're bleeding the brakes you should really do all four corners. New fluid all round will help keep your braking system up to spec - no harm in pushing it through the whole system.
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I meant when doing the fronts did the compensator valve need to be open.
I suspect not, but dont really wanna get it wrong.
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The brakes are dual circuit, diagonally split. As such, both halves of the circuit have a T in them where the pipe goes to the back of the car. As such I would recommend you open the compensator at all times when bleeding the system.
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Need to bleed my rears today. How do I open the compensator? Mine is disconnected from the beam if that makes any difference. I don't have a Golf haynes at the moment!
Nick
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Mine is disconnected from the beam if that makes any difference.
WTF?
I guess you're not going to be carrying any loads around, to be fair.
I guess you'll just need to trap it open in the 'other' position to which it is in at the moment, provided it still moves.
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It's a bit stuck but managed to bleed em fine with the engine running.
Nick
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Is there a info section for this?
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Sorr to drag up an old post, how do i distinguish between the valve being open and closed?
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Look under the car - when the beam moves it pulls the valve in one direction - it's this direction that opens the valve, so pull it fully that way.
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clamp it like this:
(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/biasvalve.jpg)