If i remove one of my front brake calipers, can i get away with just bleeding that caliper, or failing that just the front end (servo and other caliper) rather than the whole car ? Mine is RHD so dual circuit - two servos.
Single caliper bleeding
- Thread starter Christopher
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Probably
Christopher
The repair manual says block the master with pointed sticks like pencils, the aim to stop air getting in. I tried cling film under the reservoir cap and can confirm that it did not work.
If you do the front then it is not much harder to do them all.
I'd you want help, and it is in the warm, I will come with a pressure bleeder and the correct spammers which I bought when I recently did mine.
It is a good time to change the fluid, two bottles of whatever you use is about right, one may be enough. Do the clutch at the same time.
Best wishes
C
Christopher
The repair manual says block the master with pointed sticks like pencils, the aim to stop air getting in. I tried cling film under the reservoir cap and can confirm that it did not work.
If you do the front then it is not much harder to do them all.
I'd you want help, and it is in the warm, I will come with a pressure bleeder and the correct spammers which I bought when I recently did mine.
It is a good time to change the fluid, two bottles of whatever you use is about right, one may be enough. Do the clutch at the same time.
Best wishes
C
That's kind of you Charles. Thank you.
When you remove the brake lines to the caliper you need to place a 3 inch section of vacuum line that is pre-fitted on one end with a stopper (golf tee or like item) over the male end of the line. That stops the leaking out.
Good tip - thanks for that