Advice on bleeding

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jun 12, 05 10:58 am

Any advice on bleeding Charger brakes appreciated, have read thru topics and still slightly confused!
firstly Im bleeding the renewed wheel cylinders (getting there!).
Then when alls well, fitting new booster and master cylinder.
Firstly is there acertain way to do the wheel cylinders?
Secondly master cylinder, which is best way? And do I need to make up the recirculating fluid pipes?
Thank you very muchly!

edit - just noticed new master cyl has plastic bleeder plugs 'for improved bleeding', they screw into outlet ports while you bench bleed. Anyone familier with these?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jun 12, 05 7:26 pm

previous;

http://www.mopartalk.co.uk/mopartalk/vi ... php?t=3010

bleed brakes, longest run first to shortest last. Flush thoroughly with fresh fluid.
Master cylinder - bench bleed and plenty of it, see link, before fitting.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Sun Jun 12, 05 7:55 pm

You bleed from furthest away to closest to the master cylinder.

You must bench bleed the master before you fit it to the car, fit the bleeder pipes to the master and use a rod to pump the master until no bubbles come from the pipes (route them from the outlets into the res) the air takes time to bleed out completely, don't Bananarama!.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 14, 05 10:36 am

The master cylinder has bled fine, no bubbles, and I had a fairly solid pedal until I came to bleed the o/s front wheel. I have loads of bubbles coming out of that cylinder (brand new and just changed) and the pedal went soft.
Just wanting to know if there are any tricks to wheel cylinder bleeding that I should know about?

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Tue Jun 14, 05 7:28 pm

Close the nipple before you let off the pedal, needs a helper but if you let the pedal up with the bleeder open air can get drawn past the threads.

If it keeps bubbling there is a leak somewhere......

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Tue Jun 14, 05 8:22 pm

Use a big syringe and suck the fluid out through the bleed nipple

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 14, 05 9:10 pm

It appears to have self bled over night! Still not perfect though.
Alex, that is what I have been doing, almost three hand job when you count keeping m/cyl topped up!
Kev, i take it you open nipple, draw on syringe and close niple as you near the end of the draw?

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Tue Jun 14, 05 10:18 pm

Yup! Works a treat. Just don't get carried away and forget to top the MC up. My syringes started life as Jelly shooter cocktails in Tenerife. Ah, the good 'ol days!