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Pad change or fluid bleed.
« on: 14 September 2006, 14:18:07 »
Would you change the front pads before or after a brake bleed, or doesn't it matter?
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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #1 on: 14 September 2006, 14:19:56 »
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Would you change the front pads before or after a brake bleed, or doesn't it matter?

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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #2 on: 14 September 2006, 14:20:39 »
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Would you change the front pads before or after a brake bleed, or doesn't it matter?

I guess its one of those things you would do at the same time. :)

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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #3 on: 14 September 2006, 14:24:09 »
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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #4 on: 14 September 2006, 14:24:54 »
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Would you change the front pads before or after a brake bleed, or doesn't it matter?

I guess its one of those things you would do at the same time. :)

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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #5 on: 14 September 2006, 14:26:14 »
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I guess its one of those things you would do at the same time. :)

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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #6 on: 14 September 2006, 14:29:35 »
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Would you change the front pads before or after a brake bleed, or doesn't it matter?

I guess its one of those things you would do at the same time. :)

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No, on thinking about it, you couldn't do them at the same time, you could only do one or the other, so there :P
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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #7 on: 14 September 2006, 14:36:13 »
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I guess its one of those things you would do at the same time. :)

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No, on thinking about it, you couldn't do them at the same time, you could only do one or the other, so there :P

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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #8 on: 14 September 2006, 14:42:39 »
Same time, as you need to remove pads to push calipers in to get old fluid from caliper...
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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #9 on: 14 September 2006, 14:49:07 »
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Same time, as you need to remove pads to push calipers in to get old fluid from caliper...

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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #10 on: 14 September 2006, 15:13:44 »
I would do them at the same time but pads first as the pistons have to be pushed back into the caliper and if you have filled the resevoir as you bleed the brakes you will end up lovely paint stripping brake fluid everywhere. So at the same time but pads then bleed brakes if you know what I mean.   eer my head hurts know  ;D
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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #11 on: 14 September 2006, 21:36:46 »
Hang about there seems to be a bit of a contradiction beteen EL and TB.

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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #12 on: 14 September 2006, 21:38:42 »
My reasoning, is bleed through so clear, clamp rubber hose, push caliper pitons back in to expell the fluid in caliper, then fit new pads...
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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #13 on: 14 September 2006, 21:46:14 »
Couldn't you achieve the same by pushing the pads back?
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Re: Pad change or fluid bleed.
« Reply #14 on: 14 September 2006, 21:48:07 »
Yup, but run risk of damaging pads, as you well know. But I'll humour you so you can get post count up  ;)
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