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Offline Mk2_tel

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Brakes are like sponge
« on: 23 March 2014, 15:42 »
I fitted my brakes today to the 312mm set up yet when I bleed them I'm getting no joy.
The brake pedal is just going to floor I've done brakes in the past and never had this problem
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Offline sharki786

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Re: Brakes are like sponge
« Reply #1 on: 23 March 2014, 16:26 »
Try to bleed the master cylinder then abs pump and then every brake. Make sure enought fluid comes out though.
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Offline mike1990

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Re: Brakes are like sponge
« Reply #2 on: 23 March 2014, 16:28 »
As your bleeding the brakes, start from the caliper furthest away from the master cylinder, so nearside rear then offside rear then nearside front and finally offside front
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Re: Brakes are like sponge
« Reply #3 on: 24 March 2014, 23:44 »
I believe you need to bleed them a different way, you run the risk of master cylinder damage the normal way.
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Offline Wazzzer

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Re: Brakes are like sponge
« Reply #4 on: 25 March 2014, 12:26 »
It seems to be a bit of a dark art...
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