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Bleeding Brakes! - is there a specific sequence??

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08 Dec 2013 10:13 #94999 by Yellostreak
Hi As Above... is there a specific sequence for bleeding your brakes...

mines a 2003 with LSPV on rear axle no ABS

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08 Dec 2013 10:34 - 08 Dec 2013 10:35 #95000 by tackdriver
Replied by tackdriver on topic Bleeding Brakes! - is there a specific sequence??
I was always taught to start at the caliper furthest away from the reservoir and work forward.
Last edit: 08 Dec 2013 10:35 by tackdriver. Reason: spelling

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08 Dec 2013 11:29 #95004 by facade
+1

Although I generally give whatever I have messed with a preliminary bleed first.

So on a jimny it would be

Rear brakes (only 1 nipple NSR)
Rear compensator above axle (front circuit actually)
NSF
OSF

Then I'd give the rear another go, based on experience with mine ;)

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)

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08 Dec 2013 11:41 #95005 by Yellostreak
Replied by Yellostreak on topic Bleeding Brakes! - is there a specific sequence??
cheers.. I've changed all my flexi's for longer ones so I guess its just time and patience :)

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08 Dec 2013 19:12 #95044 by Wiltec17
When changing flexis, crack off both ends off the hose you are replacing, remove the end highest up or furthest from the caliper, with this removed attack the new brake line.
Whilst removing the end closest to the caliper the new line will be gravity bleeding. As soon as fluid starts coming out the bottom of your new line attach it and tighten everything up.
Good little trick for changing hoses as it allows very little air it get into the system.
I'd also recommend an easy bleed kit, they're cheap and saves the effort of pumping the peddle.

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08 Dec 2013 20:41 #95061 by facade
An easibleed does not fit the jimny master cylinder. (Jimny is a bayonet not a screw thread, and anyway is larger than the biggest adaptor in the easibleed- guess how I know :angry: )

You have to buy an extra clamp on flat lid affair that is more than the whole easibleed kit costs :(

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)

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