Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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I have uprated my fron brake disks from std 8v solid discs to 16v vented discs with wider calipers. i just feel that its time i bleed the brakes properly as they are bedded in properly but dont give me the stopping power i know they are supposed to.
Can somone tell me a step by step guide to changing the break fluid. cheers!
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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steps
1. goto halfords
2. pick up corsa hayens maual
3. buy it
4. read it
5. do the job
messing mate the brake system is in 2 circuits front and back so "i think" u can get away with just doing the front but id do them all to be safe
u can get a kit from halford that attaches to the nipple so u can bleed them ureself
as for changing it
i took mine the garage "cudnt be arsed"
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Mistamist
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@ Adam-D I was thinkin the sam thing, i have the manual but they dont explain things very well. (maybe its just that i dont understand it) i have all the equipment but i just wondered which is the easiest way, i have the easybleed kit (the one you plug into your spare tyre for pressure). but the resivoir cap leakes so is it easier if i get someone to keep filling the resivoir as i pump the brakes?
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Mistamist
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also which order do you do the bleeding, which corner when?
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Kerry
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Kris TD
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did you not bleed the brakes when you changed the calipers?
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Mistamist
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Yes i bleeded the front two only, but now i want to change the brake fluid completely. just wanted to know in what order to do it in, and if anyone had any techniques to do it? Cmon people throw me a frikkin bone! (ill read the manual whan i get home) but to make it easier how do you people do it?
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Neshol
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Aren't the circuits diagonal to each other? Ie one circuit would be front nearside and rear offside...
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Greasemonkey
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neshol i think your right, bleed the brakes diagonal to eachother
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Mav 3000
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Registered: 16th Aug 01
Location: Leicestershire
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I did all four first time, starting furthest away from master cylinder and working towards but it didn't do it completely well, so we then re-did the front two and its now fine.
The Haynes Manual has the correct order. its £19.99. Christmas is coming 
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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this is a quick question for mav 3000, did u do ur purple retrim for ur door cards urself as i need to get mine done in black. cheers
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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no, he paid for it to get done.
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
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think i will do it myself as i made such a good job of my homemade stelth shelf.
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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just make sure you get stretchy material, they are a lot harder to do than the shelf because of the sharpe curves.
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
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i will get some old door cards from a scrapy and use them so i don ruin the originals
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Kris TD
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just use yours, if you fuck them up pay for it to get done.
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ultrabluesxi
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when you change the fluid start with the back keep pumping till the new fluid comes thru then once all the air is out while some body pumps close of the nipple do the wheel with the longest line first then go to the front and do the same when finish you should have a nice firm pedal hope this helps
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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Stick it into a garage with a power bleeder, gravity bleeds arent always sucessfull. They will have more experiance at it and its easy peazy with a power bleeder.  Should be looking at £40ish at a reasonable outfit.
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
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its :-
Rear Right
Rear Left
Front Right
Front left
(i know for a fact, just done it 10mins ago on a Astra GSi and there the same)
[Edited on 04-12-2003 by BeArDy]
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