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Offline maxp

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Quick brake bleeding question
« on: 27 June 2009, 00:50 »
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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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #1 on: 27 June 2009, 09:28 »
You only need it for the rears.
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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #2 on: 27 June 2009, 11:17 »
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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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #3 on: 27 June 2009, 11:29 »
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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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #4 on: 27 June 2009, 22:57 »
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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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #5 on: 23 August 2009, 09:41 »
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!

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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #6 on: 23 August 2009, 16:31 »
Quote from: Horney on 23 August 2009, 09:41
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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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #7 on: 23 August 2009, 18:04 »
It's a bit stuck but managed to bleed em fine with the engine running.

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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #8 on: 23 August 2009, 20:47 »
Is there a info section for this?
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Re: Quick brake bleeding question
« Reply #9 on: 29 April 2010, 16:54 »
Sorr to drag up an old post, how do i distinguish between the valve being open and closed?
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