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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

check the adjusters it still sounds like you have them backward on the shoe and only half of the shoe is toching the drum

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bleed all four at the same time.I open the bleed screws and attach rubber surgical tubing which go into a mason jar with brake fluid at each wheel.I then punp the brakes until no more air bubbles show up.Then close the bleed screws.Now you can remove the tubing.Discard the fluid in the jars and you are done.Don't forget to keep the master cylinder full while you are pumping.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

IHC wrote:
I bleed all four at the same time.I open the bleed screws and attach rubber surgical tubing which go into a mason jar with brake fluid at each wheel.I then punp the brakes until no more air bubbles show up.Then close the bleed screws.Now you can remove the tubing.Discard the fluid in the jars and you are done.Don't forget to keep the master cylinder full while you are pumping.


How do you know if there are bubbles if you are at the wheels if you are pumping the brakes? How do you close all four bleeder valves while holding the pedal down?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Since the bleed hoses are submerged in fluid there is no air drawn back into the system. I dont do it with old fluid since you dont want to draw dirty fluid back in, only on a complete cylinder replacement. I usually have someone watch the jars and you can see all 4 at the same time to see the last bubbles leave.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For anyone who's still paying attention, Bentley's recommended bleed sequence for the dual circuit system is RF, LF, RR, LR.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Bleeding brakes and slow start Reply with quote

Is the Thing dual-circuit?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 2:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Bleeding brakes and slow start Reply with quote

BlissBignall wrote:
Is the Thing dual-circuit?

Yes.
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