v.v.v. quick question on brake bleeding

[Russ.]

hi, just about to change my disks, pads and bleed to the brakes. could anyone tell me is it just the front callipers you have to bleed or do you have to do anything to the rear drums? (mk2 ph2 1.2 16v) ta russ

 

[MRBILLYUK]

If your only changing the front pads and disks just bleed the fronts , won't do any harm to bleed the backs though if the fluid is old .

 

[Pat_986]

You should do all four.......plus you must start with the one furtherst from the resivior.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

If your only changing the front pads and discs , just bleed the fronts , theres really no need to bleed em all , but like i said before , if your fluid is old then whilst your on with the brakes you could bleed all the brakes and renew the fluid .

If you want to be pedantic about it the correct sequence for bleeding the brakes is :

With ABS

1. Left hand front.
2. Right hand front.
3. Left hand rear.
4. Right hand rear .

Without ABS

1. Left hand rear
2. Right hand front
3. Right hand rear
4. Left hand front

 

[Pat_986]

If your only changing the front pads and discs , just bleed the fronts , theres really no need to bleed em all , but like i said before , if your fluid is old then whilst your on with the brakes you could bleed all the brakes and renew the fluid .

If you want to be pedantic about it the correct sequence for bleeding the brakes is :

With ABS

1. Left hand front.
2. Right hand front.
3. Left hand rear.
4. Right hand rear .

Without ABS

1. Left hand rear
2. Right hand front
3. Right hand rear
4. Left hand front

I got told!!!

 

[Russ.]

lol cheers guys, ive bled all four, just been for a test drive and brakes are feelin pretty good. just need to put some copper grease on the brake shoes as ones squeelin like a little pig lmao

 

[edde]

It doesn't matter which order you do the brakes realy so long as you bleed them so the fluid come out for some time nice and solidly.