Delberts Wallet Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 😳oops, I was bleeding my brakes yesterday using an easy bleed thingy and got a little carried away and I emtied the master cylinder. What I have done is just filled it up again and re-bled tha the system but it feels quite spongy. Is there anything that I needed to do that I've not done? Gareth   Blue and Carbon Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie_boy69 Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Yes, Don't use an easy bleed there crap! Ofcourse this is only my personal opinion and not one of the club or other blatchat members. The best way to get a good pedal is to bleed by hand but don't just pump up and down opening each time, get the person in the car to pump 5times in susesion hold the pressure n the pedal then crack the nipple 😳 do this 1 in 5 of every normal up down bleeds ads it forces any small bubbles to the end and holds them there. Well this works for me every time. 😬 Maybe i just like typing rude words like nipple Keith bored at work and blowing up new RS focus's 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 I have found eezi-bleed very easy to use to get consistent results, although others have had problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberts Wallet Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 Seeing as I had emptied the MC could I still have air in there? If I pump the pedal will this help. Never had problems with Easybleed before so I'm asuming that its something to do with the MC issue. Blue and Carbon Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 Did you bleed the furthest caliper first and did you bleed sufficient volume through to ensure that the air came out at the calipers. It can take 500ml of fluid to do it properly from getting air into the M/C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coose Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 I've used ezi-bleed lots of times and never had a problem - just don't get carried away!  Do as Peter said and you'll be ok! But one thing I will say is that you can never bleed your brakes too much - if nothing else it doesn't do your system any harm to have a good flush out! Slanty Screen Coose Gud ord bus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R. Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 One of the most common problems when using an easi-bleed is too much pressure overcoming the master cylinder cap seal & spraying brake fluid everwhere (same can happen with bad sealing). It is very important to let out some of the pressure from the tyre pressurizing the system (its in the instructions) about 10 P.S.I. is plenty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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