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[Jay w]

nothing more satsifying than doing the job yourself....you know it's been done properly then.

I use an eazy bleed kit, easy to use and no pumping of the pedal....

As for the dealers changing fluid, hmmmm how can i put this...

I used to work in a Vaux dealers, on more than one occasion i saw a mechanic drawing the old fluid out of the reservoir with an old petrol pump and then topping it up with clean stuff!!!!

[Kev]

I used to work in a Vaux dealers, on more than one occasion i saw a mechanic drawing the old fluid out of the reservoir with an old petrol pump and then topping it up with clean stuff!!!!

And that's just the kind of thing that has brought us all together.  

[TheBoy]

mechanic drawing the old fluid out of the reservoir with an old petrol pump and then topping it up with clean stuff!!!!

I said this to Tunnie when we saw the state of mine...   ...scumbags...

[Marks DTM Calib]

Idealy you should squeeze the calipers in when changing the fluid whilst the bleed nipples are open to get the real gunky stuff out...

[TheBoy]

Did that one side on mine, but broke the pad sensor

I will get the shite out of the other when I changing the discs/pads....

[Marks DTM Calib]

Its the stuff in the calipers that causes the real problems......

[TheBoy]

Its the stuff in the calipers that causes the real problems......

yup, agreed (esp as it looked like those scumbags at Crownhill Vx emptied reservoir and refilled, rather than proper bleed  ) - but I didn't want to break pad sensor until it needs renewing (few weeks).  When I change the discs (pattern, keep warping) and pads I shall rebleed that one caliper...

[Kev]

Did that one side on mine, but broke the pad sensor

I will get the shite out of the other when I changing the discs/pads....

A bit off topic, but why can we say shite, but we can't say smoking a fag?  

[tunnie]

better as the admins that one, guess its not in the filter... 'damn' was being filtered before, the F word is filtered so is f.c.u.k i think??

[Liam]

Hmmm thanks for that - has inspired me to do my own.  Always thought my pedal has excess travel (although MarkDTM says they're meant to be like that).

I have a simple kit that is basically just a tube like you used but with a one way valve on the end.  Means you can just pump the pedal without worrying about nipple tweaking cos you can't suck anything back up.  Good for the first flush of old fluid, but I still do the last few pumps 'properly' i.e. with the spanner and a second person, as even with this one way valve kit you can, i believe, suck air in via the thread of the slackened nipple.

Liam

P.S.  Blame Americans for f_g being on the filter.  They really dont like that one.

[tunnie]

lol must be carefull not use that next time i am over there...

Glad you found it of use, i shall be doing a bleed on my facelift megga soon, which will have better pics