DIY brake Bleeding
11-08-2010, 07:21 PM
#183
i did gravity bleed for my clutch and was suprised of how quickly the fluid came out when i opened the bleeder..... i think some air got in the system 
coz the clutch feels "soft"
I may have to try it again with someone pouring the fluid in while i open the bleeder
coz the clutch feels "soft"I may have to try it again with someone pouring the fluid in while i open the bleeder
11-14-2010, 08:33 PM
#184
Just did a gravity bleed on mine. Order I used was from the shop manual. LF, RF, RR, LR. Speed was so-so. Driver front took under 5 minutes to gravity bleed out. Passenger front was almost as quick. However Rear Passenger took a while, at least 20 minutes, more like 30. I let the Rear Driver go on its own for 15 minutes then pedal bled the rest.
Car is an '00 at 45k on its original fluid. Switched to ATE Super Blue. Pedal feel was good. Pedal feel is still good, maybe a little stiffer under medium-hard braking. Not sure.
I'm wondering if the rears were slower because the front was not elevated when the rear was elevated. It literally was 2 drops per second in the rear. From here on I'll be gravity bleeding the fronts and then pedal bleeding the rears.
Car is an '00 at 45k on its original fluid. Switched to ATE Super Blue. Pedal feel was good. Pedal feel is still good, maybe a little stiffer under medium-hard braking. Not sure.
I'm wondering if the rears were slower because the front was not elevated when the rear was elevated. It literally was 2 drops per second in the rear. From here on I'll be gravity bleeding the fronts and then pedal bleeding the rears.
11-29-2010, 11:33 AM
#187
i think i only used 1/2 of liter. i can't really tell since the ate blue can is tin. but is it abnormal to use so little?
when i bled the brakes, all four corners eventually turned blue but i probably only added maybe 1.2 reservoirs worth of fluid.
when i bled the brakes, all four corners eventually turned blue but i probably only added maybe 1.2 reservoirs worth of fluid.
11-29-2010, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mr5parkle,Nov 29 2010, 12:33 PM
i think i only used 1/2 of liter. i can't really tell since the ate blue can is tin. but is it abnormal to use so little?
when i bled the brakes, all four corners eventually turned blue but i probably only added maybe 1.2 reservoirs worth of fluid.
when i bled the brakes, all four corners eventually turned blue but i probably only added maybe 1.2 reservoirs worth of fluid.
01-11-2011, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by zakiu,Nov 14 2010, 09:33 PM
Just did a gravity bleed on mine. Order I used was from the shop manual. LF, RF, RR, LR. Speed was so-so. Driver front took under 5 minutes to gravity bleed out. Passenger front was almost as quick. However Rear Passenger took a while, at least 20 minutes, more like 30. I let the Rear Driver go on its own for 15 minutes then pedal bled the rest.
Car is an '00 at 45k on its original fluid. Switched to ATE Super Blue. Pedal feel was good. Pedal feel is still good, maybe a little stiffer under medium-hard braking. Not sure.
I'm wondering if the rears were slower because the front was not elevated when the rear was elevated. It literally was 2 drops per second in the rear. From here on I'll be gravity bleeding the fronts and then pedal bleeding the rears.
Car is an '00 at 45k on its original fluid. Switched to ATE Super Blue. Pedal feel was good. Pedal feel is still good, maybe a little stiffer under medium-hard braking. Not sure.
I'm wondering if the rears were slower because the front was not elevated when the rear was elevated. It literally was 2 drops per second in the rear. From here on I'll be gravity bleeding the fronts and then pedal bleeding the rears.