Rich Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Cleaned the fronts up today as they were binding. I stupidly pushed one of the pistons out so lost abit of fluid. Got it all back together and now the pedal is spongey, which I thought it might be. I don't have a brake bleeding kit though so is there any other method to get the air out? The missus old man is gonna try and find some tubing to hopefully help me and can we do just the one caliper? It's front drivers side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Put the tube on the bleed nipple and make sure the other end is in a bottle/container, with someone in the drivers seat, unlock nipple and depress the pedal and when all the air bubbles are out lock off the nipple, if there is lots once the driver has depressed the pedal all the way down hold it down until you've locked off the nipple then repeat process until you just get clean fluid (no bubbles) and you may have to keep topping up resovoir in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 ^^^^^^ What Pete said and you will be fine just take your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Cheers guys, try and find some tubing after the bbq! Can I do just that caliper as you normally start from the rears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Depends how long the piston was off and how much fluid was lost, you got nothing to lose just doing the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamithUK Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Cheers guys, try and find some tubing after the bbq! Can I do just that caliper as you normally start from the rears? Since air should only be in the one that popped out you can do just that one - obviously there is nothing stopping you from doing the others, but it doesn't sound as though you need to. I remember when I was young and foolish just getting a long piece of tubing and feeding it from each caliper to the brake fluid reservoir, pressing the brake pedal and watching for the bubbles to stop before closing the bleed valve, rather wasteful of fluid, but the real problem was that the aerated fluid didn't have a chance to de-aerate before being used again. ho hum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Bleed from the closest calliper to the master/ back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 He found the bit of tubing he uses, thought he'd binned it at first and was thinking of using a straw! Got it bled though and stops ok, did a few emergency ones aswell. A lot of muck came out though so might benefit from a complete change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Air is your nemesis.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I don't think much got in as I got the piston back in quickly but the pedal just went to the floor!! Worked if you pumped them but that's no good in an emergency! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 When you feed the piston back, one would assume the resivoure is open? If so the only brake pressure needed is final contact recovering the piston pressure point, one or two pumps will achieve this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Yes it was open but pumping the pedal didn't work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I think I had better buy myself a proper brake bleeding kit in case I get caught out like this again, any recommendations? The Eezibleed seems the best one but seems pricey for what is essentially a plastic bottle and clear tubing? Also how long does brake fluid last once opened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I think I had better buy myself a proper brake bleeding kit in case I get caught out like this again, any recommendations? The Eezibleed seems the best one but seems pricey for what is essentially a plastic bottle and clear tubing? Also how long does brake fluid last once opened? get yourself a bit of hose and a glass jam jar, tried and tested method cheap and effective, only downside is you need a second person to push the brake pedal once opened and exposed to air it starts absorbing water, even in a half full sealed tin ! so use and throw is the best policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I think I had better buy myself a proper brake bleeding kit in case I get caught out like this again, any recommendations? The Eezibleed seems the best one but seems pricey for what is essentially a plastic bottle and clear tubing? Also how long does brake fluid last once opened? get yourself a bit of hose and a glass jam jar, tried and tested method cheap and effective, only downside is you need a second person to push the brake pedal once opened and exposed to air it starts absorbing water, even in a half full sealed tin ! so use and throw is the best policy Yeah might do that, it's not like I have to bleed them that often. So it might be worthwhile bleeding all of the calipers then if I have to bin it. Cost me £6.50 and I used about 50ml!! So 450ml should be enough to do all of them again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveOC Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I think I had better buy myself a proper brake bleeding kit in case I get caught out like this again, any recommendations? The Eezibleed seems the best one but seems pricey for what is essentially a plastic bottle and clear tubing? Also how long does brake fluid last once opened? get yourself a bit of hose and a glass jam jar, tried and tested method cheap and effective, only downside is you need a second person to push the brake pedal once opened and exposed to air it starts absorbing water, even in a half full sealed tin ! so use and throw is the best policy Yeah might do that, it's not like I have to bleed them that often. So it might be worthwhile bleeding all of the calipers then if I have to bin it. Cost me £6.50 and I used about 50ml!! So 450ml should be enough to do all of them again? I have a Gunson Eezibleed on my shopping list although I haven't yet decided to do the brakes myself and might still get the garage to do them. They seem to have gone up a bit on eBay since I've been dithering, although still a saving over Halfords price of a few quid. I used to use a jam jar, tube, and assistant years ago - and the assistant was later superceded by a tube with a one-way valve (retained the jam jar) - might still have it somewhere, but I am happy to spend a few quid on this bit of kit. Steve O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 They do seem to be regarded the best for bleeding brakes on your own. I've seen them for around £17 on ebay, which isn't too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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