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[Neildanks]

How Did Leyland Bleed There Brakes

Did Two Persons Have The Job Or Was There Some Special Machine

How Do We Find Out

And Why As'nt Anyone Got This Kind Of Facilities To Just Drive In And Have There Systems Bled In Minutes

Any Ideas

[Jordie]

You can get bleeding systems that either push fluid through the master cylinder and the system.

And ones to suck fluid through, using a vacuum.

We have a tool at work, which bleeds brakes by creating a vacuum. Plug the air line in to it. But by the time, youve got it out of the tool cupboard, we can have the brakes bled using a mechanic and a labourer.

[Jordie]

Cheap one for home use....are available.... http://www.amazon.co...e...1076&sr=8-3

[Neildanks]

Yes I Know What Your Saying And Have Just Looked At The One You Said But Review Said Still Lets Air In And Resorted To Old Method

Which Is What Im saying Was There 2 Persons Assigned To The Job At Leyland and Who Tested Them
I Realise There Are Machines About But How Succsesful Are They And Did They Work First Time
Even As You Say You And A Mechanic Bleed Them Do You Get It Right First Time And How Long On Average Does It Take You

Would The Factory Allow This Much Time To Bleed Dont Forget A Dry System

I Am Only Saying As A Point Of Interest

[Jordie]

There are better systems/methods available than that one on amazon.

I dont know how it was done in the factory. Theres videos on youtube of a mini been built, maybe watch those?

[Mattl]

Factory fills are different as the cars have never had any fluid in them before. The factory system vacs all of the air out and then suirts blake fluid into the void and voila. Fully bled in about a minute without cracking a single bleed nipple open!!

[stardude]

your posts are really hard to read with a capital for every word!!

[Jordie]

time means money

[Neildanks]

Sorry about that i will have to try harder i did'nt realise i was having english lessons lol

[Neildanks]

Yes i realise time means money thats why i was interested in this area as i have spent a lot of time bleeding my brakes

and i am trying to learn the best way

I can only learn from my mistakes!

[Ethel]

I believe production line practice is to inject the fluid via the bleed nipples.

[Neildanks]

Would they do this and pressureise system
so i suppose its like greasing

[Neildanks]

I Think This Is What They Do Excuse The Cheesy video

[Mattl]

I believe production line practice is to inject the fluid via the bleed nipples.

Its not, I work in a car factory, have done since 98 and its always been a vac fill via the brake resovoir as long as i can remember. I was with Rover Group back then as well.

[Ethel]

How do you manage the fluid volume and eliminate spills?