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[mintwhiters]

As title really.... need to do it but not sure how, I have only ever bled them for new pad installs in the past

[edders]

how do you do it when you fit the new pads? itd be the same way as your just pulling fluid through the pipes to get rid off air bubbles.

the way id do it is get hold of a mityvac and pull it through from the bleed nipple on the caliper.but thats because i have one.

[Ollybee]

Why would you bleed the system after fitting new pads?

[HCS PIMP]

my thouight exactly why bleed with pads open the valve and pump like a sumo

[xrsi]

DO NOT JUST OPEN THE NIPPLE AND PUMP THE BRAKES IF THE SERVO HAS RUN DRY! if you pump the fluid through then you will kill the seals in the master cylinder.

The only way to do it is to get a pressure bleeder and force the fluid through under pressure but make sure the resof the master cylinder doesnt run dry at all, best thing to do is to run it all through so there are no bubles and then run another lot through as well to make sure that all is well.

[mintwhiters]

DO NOT JUST OPEN THE NIPPLE AND PUMP THE BRAKES IF THE SERVO HAS RUN DRY! if you pump the fluid through then you will kill the seals in the master cylinder.

The only way to do it is to get a pressure bleeder and force the fluid through under pressure but make sure the resof the master cylinder doesnt run dry at all, best thing to do is to run it all through so there are no bubles and then run another lot through as well to make sure that all is well.

Thanks... just what I was after.

[edders]

The only way to do it is to get a pressure bleeder and force the fluid through under pressure.

why is it the only way? i always thought you could use a mityvac to pull it through.

[xrsi]

yeah but that is a specialist piece of equipment that someone at home would not have access to.

Basically any way to force fluid through without the need to pump the brakes will work as long as the fluid is forced through when the nipple is opened will work the same.