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[Bell-nose]

Hi,

 

I have a 98 mini and need to bleed the brakes. Please can someone tell me the order and any tips for openign the rear bleed screws as they look tiny?

 

Thanks,

 

[Fast Ivan]

Front passenger side, front drivers, rear passenger, rear drivers.
Give the bleed screws a good soaking overnight with a penetrating oil and take it easy.

[Bell-nose]

Front passenger side, front drivers, rear passenger, rear drivers.
Give the bleed screws a good soaking overnight with a penetrating oil and take it easy.

thanks, the back 2  are tiny - do you have any idea what size they are i'm petrified of damaging them!

[petey81]

I would bleed rear passenger, rear driver, front passenger, front driver.

Edited by petey81, 28 April 2014 - 08:58 PM.

[brivinci]

Yes, I always thought you should bleed the furthest brake from the master, no? Is that was the case go with the above.

[Bell-nose]

The workshop manual on page 237 shows a diagram that makes no sense however the back two are last.

 

can someone decipher the picture and let me know? i can't copy and past the picture in i'm afriad.

[Fast Ivan]

the order I gave above is how I did mine and that's from page 237, I assume its for left or right hand cars.

The size of the spanner depends on the age of the cylinder, either 1/4" af or 7mm (this is what I found anyway) try with the 1/4" first as it just wont fit rather then the 7mm that would appear to fit until it slips and rounds it off.

[jamesmpi]

[jamesmpi]

Basically bleed the brakes in the order of A, B, C, D.

The image on the left is a RH drive car and the image on the right is a LH drive car

[Bell-nose]

thanks very much, just what i needed.