no pedal

[jacko16v]

Best way to bleed it is by hand with someone sat pressig the pedal for you, i've got a pressure bleeder and its a load of toss.

[sidecarphil]

ok we used to have the same problem with our racing sidecar

we used to hang the calipers high to get the air up , and hold the piston right back , and try tapping the caliper to get the air bubbles to move if they are stuck to hthe inside of the caliper

[BIG D]

Take the caliper off the carrier wind the piston back put a piece of wood in to stop the piston coming out turn the caliper so the nipple is at the top and bleed as normal it was the same on mine you could pump up the pedel but then it would go the the floor

Dave

[andy mk2GTI]

Take the caliper off the carrier wind the piston back put a piece of wood in to stop the piston coming out turn the caliper so the nipple is at the top and bleed as normal it was the same on mine you could pump up the pedel but then it would go the the floor

Dave

brilliant will give that ago. thanks for your help guys .

[rubjonny]

yeah i seem to remember people retro fitting mk3 calipers and having the same problem. they look the same so you would assume they go on the same but as they are off a later model and a later design they actually fit the opposite way round.

The problem is if you fit MK3 calipers to a pre 88 MK2, the earlier calipers have the handbrake mech on the toip rather than underneath, hence when you fit the MK3 calipers with the handbrake mech in the right spot the bleed nipple is on the bottom
If you have a post 88 MK2 the MK3 calipers are a direct swap.

[...joe]

^^^ knew it was something like that.

[andy mk2GTI]

i still cant get a pedal. i dont understand what is wrong. has anyone got a set of second hand rear callipers i can buy that will fit a 1988 8v? as this seems 2b my last option at the moment

[sidecarphil]

have you wedged the brake valve open ??

are you getting fluid out ??