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| Author: | Kurross [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | New brake lines and MC |
G’day all, Gradually getting there, last night the engine and subframe finally went back in the car. So just thinking of what is next.... There are all new brake lines in, and I’ll hopefully be putting in the shiny new master cylinders tonight. So next would be filling up the master cylinder and lines with fluid, however, since i have never touched brakes before i’m a little tentative on how/where to start. I saw some cheap bleeder kits on ebay (about $50 delivered), would these be worth investing in? Or any tips on how to do this job? I had a bit of a search and found a bit about bleeding, but not much about starting from scratch with new lines.. Cheers guys |
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| Author: | Harley [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:51 am ] |
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Starting from scratch isnt hard, just work your way round the car starting with the wheel furthest from the master cylinder. $50 for a bleeder kit? I use a $10 cheapy and that does the job. |
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| Author: | Irish Yobbo [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:22 pm ] |
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It's pretty easy to do yourself, just make sure you take your time. I reconditioned just about all my brake components except the lines themselves, and I hadn't had any experience before. The brakes were fantastic afterwards. I've never even used a bleeder in my life - if you have two people, there's no need. Or you can gravity feed them, that seems to be popular. Just be sure to bench bleed your master cylinder before you fit it. |
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| Author: | Kurross [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:46 pm ] |
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Thanks for the responses, Might go to supercheap and have a look for a cheapy, I expect it will be just me doing it. What do you mean by bench bleed? |
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| Author: | Irish Yobbo [ Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:09 pm ] |
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When you put the master cylinder in the car, it won't travel the full stroke of the cylinder, so bleeding won't remove all the air. So it's a good idea to fill up the master cylinder and bleed it before putting it in the car. This is bench bleeding. First, put the master cylinder in a vice. Get a couple of screws the same size as the master cylinder pipes, fill up the reservoir, and push the plunger all the way up. Then put the screws in, and slowly let it back down. You might need to do this a couple of times to get all the air out. It can be done by one person, but it's much easier with two. |
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