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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: DubAndDubber on 11 May 2012, 18:02
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Hi all. Getting really annoyed now. Brake hose split on Monday while I was driving. Almost crashed and died. Since then I've replaced the NSF hose. I got a mechanic to bleed the brakes as I couldn't be bothered. It didn't work and the pedal was just spongey/ straight I the floor. Since then I've heard that the master cylinder needs to be bled to. So I got the car back and had a go. Still not working. I haven't got an eezibleed but I thought the traditional 2 man pedal pump job would be ok.
Any advice will be great. Ive read through the how to on here but as I said I don't have a bleeder and don't want to waste money on one if I can do without.
Help me please!
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have to be pressure bleed
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sorry?
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You will need a pressure bleeder to get the air out of the system
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You will need a pressure bleeder to get the air out of the system
ah thats what he meant! so i do need an eezibleed then lol?
the mechanic bled all 4 wheels with the pedal technique, is it best off just re-doing it and then finishing off with the master cylinder?
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You will need a pressure bleeder to get the air out of the system
ah thats what he meant! so i do need an eezibleed then lol?
the mechanic bled all 4 wheels with the pedal technique, is it best off just re-doing it and then finishing off with the master cylinder?
The pedal way tends not to get all the air out, pressure bleed will / should sort it :afro:
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lovely job thanks Wayne, how do i bleed the master cylinder?
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lovely job thanks Wayne, how do i bleed the master cylinder?
Could it be the 2 nipples on the master cylinder that everyone talks about needing doing?
You need to bleed all 4 bleed nipples & the 2 on the master cylinder. People have spoken about doing the job and having a spongey pedal and then bleeding the master cylinder and it being fine.
Take it back to your garage and tell them to do it PROPERLY.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=130033.0
Hope you get it sorted.
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its a part time mechanic who works in the same site as myself. Charged me beer tokens for the bleed. But yeah, he did it the traditional manual way. I'm hoping i can get it working tomorrow. Got so many little problems with the car atm im so p'd off! Its my birthday next week and im getting a few little treats for it so i really need it back! Thanks scar!
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Dub, there a quite a few thread on here, have a read of them see if they relate to yours. Not to have a go at you posting about your issue...No doubt I'll be posting one in a few month when I eventually get round to doing mine :grin:
Keep us posted!
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i think ive read them all atleast 3 times, plus that bloody guide you linked to! Ill let you all know tomorrow night, ill either have the car back or have a jail sentence for arson.
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i think ive read them all atleast 3 times, plus that bloody guide you linked to! Ill let you all know tomorrow night, ill either have the car back or have a jail sentence for arson.
:lipsrsealed:
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All went well! Brakes still aren't what they were but they're still good. I started on the rear near side but the sh!te mechanic rounded the nipple off. Did all three then the master cylinder then hay presto!
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All went well! Brakes still aren't what they were but they're still good. I started on the rear near side but the sh!te mechanic rounded the nipple off. Did all three then the master cylinder then hay presto!
110% take it back to garage and complain massifly. Terrible worksmanship. Glad it is sorted!
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i cant really lol, its my own fault. It's some polish bloke who basically breaks cars and ships the peices back to poland! So he's not really a mechanic, he done a good job on fitting my coilovers however.
Im glad its sorted though, just got to fix my bloody speaker fault now and ill be happy!