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[scrippo]

Hi all,

On Tuesday I plan to fill my braking system and clutch with fluid and bleed them. They are both at the moment completely empty as the hoses and lines have all been replaced.

Is there any special way of filling an empty brake and clutch system? Or is it a case of fill at the reservoir, bleed according to the haynes then presto? I'm thinking that I shouild perhaps open the nipples to allow the fliud to flow towards the brakes, but am I wrong with this?

Any advice would be great.

Scrippo

[mrbridger]

A gunson's easibleed kit would be useful to you. This uses the pressure from the tyre of a spare wheel to push fluid through the system and air out of the brake/clutch lines.
Not essential but saves a lot of hassle!

[lawnmowercrap]

Hi all,

On Tuesday I plan to fill my braking system and clutch with fluid and bleed them. They are both at the moment completely empty as the hoses and lines have all been replaced.

Is there any special way of filling an empty brake and clutch system? Or is it a case of fill at the reservoir, bleed according to the haynes then presto? I'm thinking that I shouild perhaps open the nipples to allow the fliud to flow towards the brakes, but am I wrong with this?

Any advice would be great.

Scrippo

I dont recomend the easy bleed kit that most do as these can cause the seals to blow back.

What I do when filling a dry system is open the rear bleed nipples and fill the system, wait until fluid begins to drip out then lock them off. Then open the fronts, and then lock them off when they begin to drip. I got taught to always bleed the brake furthest away from the master cylinder first, so in the mini's case its the NSR. So i go NSR, OSR, NSF then OSF. Make sure you do slow pumps of the brake pedal and keep an eye on the level.

As for the clutch, I'd open the bleed nipple and fill the system, when the fluid begins to trickle out begin pumping the pedal but only press the clutch half to three quaters of the way down and again do it slowly. Then when no air comes out lock it off.

Be especially careful with the clutch as they are prone to push the seals backwards if youy fully depress the pedal when bleeding it.


When its all done, move the car away from any brake fluid on the floor and press hard on both pedals for a minute or so. Then check the floor for any signs of a leak and check all your unions.

hope this helps, Lee

Edited by lawnmowercrap, 07 February 2010 - 10:33 PM.