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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Hi guys.
I found this (below) on another post and have a quick question to ask. What does he mean when he says to suck out all of the brake fluid from the reservoir - how much do you take out. ie. do you suck it out to the minimum mark? cause i thought it could not drop below this mark. Any help would be appreciated. Quote:
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Its Resonating!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Sydney, NSW
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If you are going to ..bleed.. the brakes dont worry about the mark.
If you are ..just.. replacing the fluid dont go below the mark. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I want to get rid of all the old fluid out of the system. If i don't take out all the old fluid from the reservoir, isn't the new fluid going to mix with the old fluid?
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Fiat POWAAH!
Join Date: Nov 2005
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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So suck all the fluid out, not just up to the minimum mark.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2007
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yep suck it ALL out and refill with new stuff then flush it through the lines....
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Thanks for the help guys. I'll give it a go tomorrow.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Just doing it now. I'm having trouble keeping the fluid clean. Every time i let go of the pedal, dirty fluid is sucked back into the cylinder. Is this possibly because there is air in the lines, because i've taken all the calipers off and have just put them back on? How do i do it right?
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Fiat POWAAH!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Western Australia
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this is where 2 people make it handy, one person pumps the brakes then when the new fluid comes through and or the air bubbles are gone you hold the pedal down, then the second person is at the caliper and can close off the bleed screw.
...hope that made sense |
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FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
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Careful; taking all the fluid out of a master cylinder will often mean you need to then bench bleed the master cylinder so there is no air in it and it continues to work correctly.
The easiest way to bench bleed is to remove the master cylinder and immerse it it completely in an old clean plastic ice-cream container or similar fill of new brake fluid and pump the piston rod until all air bubbles vanish; remove from fluid keeping all the fluid in it, replace lid and replace in the car. The other way is to make new tubes from the outlet lines that bend up into the reservoirs filled with new fluid and pump until all bubbles disappear. The last method is the factory solution and cheaper in terms of brake fluid used but takes a little more time to make up the bleeding pipes.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Thats what i've been doing but the tank in cylinder in the engine bay started off with 'yellow' brake fluid and it has slowly gone a 'green' (old fluid) colour. Is it happening because of the old fluid in the lines to the other 3 calipers?
Is that normal and do i have to just keep pumping until it doesn't turn green in the cylinder anymore? |
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FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
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Yes it's the old fluid. Keep pumping until you get new clean correctly coloured fluid at each wheel cylinder.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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In case i'm confusing anyone, the fluid in the 'master cylinder' is turning a green/black colour while bleeding the back left. It keeps going this colour and won't stay clean, even after topping up with new fluid. Should i drain all the old fluid from all four calipers, then go back to the start with all new fluid to clean it properly?
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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It sounds as if you are not closing the bleeding nipple before letting go of the brake pedal.
You get someone to hold pressure on the brake pedal then just crack open the bleeding nipple. When the brake peddle hits the floor hold it and do up the nipple. Pump the brake peddle and do this again until the new fluid flows through |
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So the procedure is:
1.Loosen nipple. 2. Pump pedal once. 3. Tighten nipple. 4. Release pedal. Repeat until fluid is clear. -OR- Do i just hold the pedal down until the collector bottle is full, then tighten the nipple? Last edited by JMO; 25-11-2007 at 12:41 PM. |
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AULTD
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If you just hold the pedal down I don't think the collector bottle will fill.
You need to 1. Pump then hold pressure on the brake pedal 2. Loosen nipple 3. When brake pedal hits the floor tighten nipple and then release brake pedal 4. Redo steps 1-3 until new fluid flows through Make sure you don't let the reservoir run out of fluid or air will enter the system |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Thanks peterban. All done now. One last thing, The rubber seal that goes on before the lid on the master cylinder, how are the rubber button things meant to be? pushed all the way in (sitting flush) or pushed all the way out?
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When I took the old one out they were pushed all the way out. On the new one in the m/cyl overhaul kit they were flat. I just put it in flat, but I've bled the brakes before and put it back the way it came out... take your pick.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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they are ment to sit flush.....
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