Bleeding AX brakes

ayden · Post by **ayden** » 07 Oct 2005, 17:25

How would 1 go about bleeding AX brakes ?? it is the 95' Elation model petrol ? thanks Ayden

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 07 Oct 2005, 19:59

i use a presure bleed kit,which is a cotainer with brake fluid in and two pipes coming from the top,one of which goes into the bottom of the fluid,the other just to the top of the container,on the other end of the pipe that goes into fluid it has a screw cap which fittes on the top of your brake fluid tank,the second pipe goes to a tyre pumped up to no more than 20psi,when all set up you open one bleed nipple at a time,starting at the furthest away from the master cylinder,a finnishing at the closest,WARNING whilst you have the system under presure do not press the brake pedel at all,because you could invert the mater cylinder seals,then you will be in deap s**t
regards malcolm

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 08 Oct 2005, 09:40

I find surprisingly often that i can simply open the nipple, connect a clear tubbe and wait - and gravity does the job for me! Did a Mk 11 Jag this way, rear of my Renault 21 and a number of others! I always try this before getting wife to pump the pedal for me - its less stressful than explaining that the pedal mustn't be released until she's told etc!

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 08 Oct 2005, 11:39

i thought its the up and down bit they get cofused over
ha ha ha,if you wait for the air to come out on its own you might have to wait a very long time,and then you dont now you have got all of the air out
regards malcolm