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citroen Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2010 Posts: 1578 Location: louisville ky
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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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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IHC Samba Member
Joined: April 30, 2012 Posts: 204 Location: Washington state
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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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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herewego Samba Member
Joined: November 14, 2011 Posts: 78 Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:33 am Post subject: |
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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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IHC Samba Member
Joined: April 30, 2012 Posts: 204 Location: Washington state
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:39 am Post subject: |
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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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herewego Samba Member
Joined: November 14, 2011 Posts: 78 Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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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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BlissBignall Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2016 Posts: 72 Location: San Angelo, TX
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Bleeding brakes and slow start |
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Is the Thing dual-circuit? _________________ 1963 Beetle...My mom's car that got sold in 2012
1969 Beetle...That was fun!
1972 Beetle...Never ran right
1974 Thing....Daily driver on sunny days |
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hobie16 Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2013 Posts: 244 Location: Maui
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Bleeding brakes and slow start |
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BlissBignall wrote: |
Is the Thing dual-circuit? |
Yes. _________________ Don't be fooled by appearances. In Hawaii, some of the most powerful people look like bums and stuntmen.
--- Matt King
If anything’s going to happen, it’s going to happen out there.
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