Brake bleeding - help required before I burn the car

[shark_90]

Well I never even gave it a thought as I've never really worked on my own brakes apart from on the S2 and it's nearly always had the 4-pots on (with bleed nipples on the top and bottom). I didn't fit the 4-pots either, so don't remember what the standard brakes looked like.

Makes total sense now I think about it, and sounds so obvious that I feel like a right prat. Brakes are bled up and although it doesn't stop very well compared to how it used to do they work.

So, if anyone is refitting standard calipers, make sure the bleed nipples are pointing upwards. My first bit of BTDT for someone

[driftin jo]

OK, been working on the car most of the morning.

Pop quiz: for those of you who have standard brakes, which way does your bleed nipple point? Up or down?

WHAT !! It has to be up or how is the air going to get out ?! The air is at the top, if your bleed nipples are facing down then thats your problem ! You will have a large amount of air in the caliper no matter how much you bleed them if the nipple is facing down.

[LHD_Kid]

Nice one..... at least it's working....!

Cheers

Chris

[shark_90]

WHAT !! It has to be up or how is the air going to get out ?! The air is at the top, if your bleed nipples are facing down then thats your problem ! You will have a large amount of air in the caliper no matter how much you bleed them if the nipple is facing down.

Don't sound so surprised - might be obvious to you old bean but it wasn't noticed yesterday

[Pirvu Eugen]

Glad is sorted!!!

[macspring]

Shark90,

Glad it''s sorted. I'd say you have a good pedal after all that bleeding !

I think we've all BTDT at some stage with cars.

Kind regards.

[LHD_Kid]

Don't sound so surprised - might be obvious to you old bean but it wasn't noticed yesterday

The only reason this was not suggesed, is that standard calipers will not fit back to front - if using standard 2 part hoses.... well, ther calipers would fit, but you couldn't connect up the hoses.... with the braided ones you could plug them in wherever you like and it does not really show... especially as you are used to seeing bleed nipples on the bottom also (incidentally, this is so they can be used for LH or RH, still bleeding from the top...)

Really glad you got it sorted.... I was beginning to get quite worried myself...!

Cheers

Chris

[GT500]

Glad its sussed!

But this has to be,

EPIC FAIL

[Big Lee M]

Nice one Ben............................Now thats a classic.

[shark_90]

Glad to be of service chaps.. it didn't even occur to me when I put them on as I just offered one up to check it would physically fit and fitted it.

As I said, makes total sense now but it never occured to me until Sunday morning

[Ross]

Got to admit, I could have just as easily done such a thing

I take it no new arrival this weekend then Ben?

[shark_90]

No mate, no pitters or patters of tiny feet. The due date was yesterday and she's not even in any pain today after a week of complaining!

Oh well, it must be comfortable in there I suppose!