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Advice on bleeding

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 05 10:58 am
by Anonymous
Any advice on bleeding Charger brakes appreciated, have read thru topics and still slightly confused!
firstly Im bleeding the renewed wheel cylinders (getting there!).
Then when alls well, fitting new booster and master cylinder.
Firstly is there acertain way to do the wheel cylinders?
Secondly master cylinder, which is best way? And do I need to make up the recirculating fluid pipes?
Thank you very muchly!

edit - just noticed new master cyl has plastic bleeder plugs 'for improved bleeding', they screw into outlet ports while you bench bleed. Anyone familier with these?

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 05 7:26 pm
by Anonymous
previous;

http://www.mopartalk.co.uk/mopartalk/vi ... php?t=3010

bleed brakes, longest run first to shortest last. Flush thoroughly with fresh fluid.
Master cylinder - bench bleed and plenty of it, see link, before fitting.

Posted: Sun Jun 12, 05 7:55 pm
by Alex
You bleed from furthest away to closest to the master cylinder.

You must bench bleed the master before you fit it to the car, fit the bleeder pipes to the master and use a rod to pump the master until no bubbles come from the pipes (route them from the outlets into the res) the air takes time to bleed out completely, don't Bananarama!.

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 10:36 am
by Anonymous
The master cylinder has bled fine, no bubbles, and I had a fairly solid pedal until I came to bleed the o/s front wheel. I have loads of bubbles coming out of that cylinder (brand new and just changed) and the pedal went soft.
Just wanting to know if there are any tricks to wheel cylinder bleeding that I should know about?

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 7:28 pm
by Alex
Close the nipple before you let off the pedal, needs a helper but if you let the pedal up with the bleeder open air can get drawn past the threads.

If it keeps bubbling there is a leak somewhere......

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 8:22 pm
by Kev
Use a big syringe and suck the fluid out through the bleed nipple

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 9:10 pm
by Anonymous
It appears to have self bled over night! Still not perfect though.
Alex, that is what I have been doing, almost three hand job when you count keeping m/cyl topped up!
Kev, i take it you open nipple, draw on syringe and close niple as you near the end of the draw?

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 10:18 pm
by Kev
Yup! Works a treat. Just don't get carried away and forget to top the MC up. My syringes started life as Jelly shooter cocktails in Tenerife. Ah, the good 'ol days!