Brake bleeding question

Can't find the answer with a search, so here goes.

I replaced the nsf brake pipe which goes from the end of the flexi hose to the hub as it was leaking. The flexi hose was clamped when the pipe was off. I have bled that pipe as i fitted it, but only to the furthest away securing nut. There is a massive amount of excessive travel in the brake pedal, it hardly brakes when you push the pedal all the way through. Do I still have to bleed all the pipes starting from furthest away and working back or will it be ok to bleed that one brake pipe from the hub?

Also:
Do I really need that tubing to fit to the nipple?
How long does it take 2 people to bleed all 4 lines?
Can I reuse the fluid?
I only have about 750ml of new fluid left, is this enough?

Cheers,
Jack

you might do now but bleed at that nipple first ,you dont need pipe on nipple if you open ress brake pedal close nipple before allowing pedal up then repeat,if you get stuck reuse fluid you shouldnt but it will work,as long as nipples open 10 mins

Thanks, I will give it a go tomorrow, if it doesn't help then I will try bleeding them all, but the mot is booked tomorrow at 8am :doh: Thought it was all going until i drove it up and down in the driveway :doh::doh: Typical i did that just after booking it !!

Sorted mine with a Gunson Eezibleed - Halfords stock if you need urgently

Station House said:

Sorted mine with a Gunson Eezibleed - Halfords stock if you need urgently

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Thats what I use, excelent for one man brake bleeding. Make sure you have the correct presure in the tyre your gonna use though or you will have brake fluid everywhere

Bled my brakes last week after replacing two knackered pipes. I let the reservoir drain completely as I had no idea how old the brake fluid was (is supposed to be renewed every two years due to contaminants/water etc.) This was the first time in my life I have ever gone to the trouble of replacing all the fluid. Anyway, I gave all four nipples a wee spray of WD40 and left them for an hour or so as I mucked about on other jobs and I was very surprised to find that they all opened up no bother. Though I did find one is a different size to the rest.

To bleed the brakes, I started from the furthest away wheel and had my nephew's boy hold the pedal down while I opened the nipple (I often used to start off by just cracking the nipple a little and putting my finger over the hole upon pedal return.) I use no pipe to catch the fluid, I simply wrap a rag round the area to catch the drips and hold a rag to catch the jet when it gets through. Judicious opening of the nipple will control the flow so it is easy to catch. I had about a half a 1lt tin of fluid to do the job and there was a little left after I'd flushed lots of new clean stuff out each nipple and topped up the reservoir.

its better to not drain res completely but keep refilling till it runs clear

I was replacing the master cylinder to f/o/s wheel and the long one from master cylinder to rear axle, so I just undid the union at the axle and let it run out into a tub like an oil change. Made it easier to get old pipe out too as I simply cut it into three bits. The replacement was easy enough to get back in from the back 'coz it wasn't bent yet (and it was copper.) Made the job easy.

Just got away with the 1 pipe today, still slightly spongy so will bleed fully when I have more fluid. Anyway, I got it to the garage and IT PASSED@!@!@! Drove back with a massive grin on my face after its had so many new parts :lol::lol:

Thanks guys

landroverjack said:

Just got away with the 1 pipe today, still slightly spongy so will bleed fully when I have more fluid. Anyway, I got it to the garage and IT PASSED@!@!@! Drove back with a massive grin on my face after its had so many new parts :lol::lol:

Thanks guys

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Nice one Jack. I don't know if you are like me, but every time it's MOT time I am worse than a pregnant father, so for the past few years I have been putting my wee van (Peugeot Partner) into a local garage and telling them to get it done for me. It has been great not worrying about it. Happily/sadly, I have taken to doing my own work yet again since I got the defender so it's back to the heart palpitations at MOT time. The one I just went through wasn't bad though, because it was her first test since I bought her, I deliberately did nothing to her at all in preparation and I was expecting a lot of stuff, got away with two brake pipes, two wheel bearings, rear fog light and play in a swivel pin.

Well this was the first vehicle I've had to get through an MOT so it was a bit of a learning curve for me, especially being a land rover :lol::lol: Yes it would be nice just to have a garage deal with it, but I am forcing myself to learn about it because in the future I want to be able to go overlanding. I do often wish I could have a comfy, fast and reliable car as well but just can't afford it right now.

landroverjack said:

Well this was the first vehicle I've had to get through an MOT so it was a bit of a learning curve for me, especially being a land rover :lol::lol: Yes it would be nice just to have a garage deal with it, but I am forcing myself to learn about it because in the future I want to be able to go overlanding. I do often wish I could have a comfy, fast and reliable car as well but just can't afford it right now.

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Oh don't get me wrong, I always did my own mechanics when I was younger but got a bit fed up with it. Then it got to the stage nothing got done until it needed to, which made the MOT heebie jeebies worse. Since I got the defender (my only vehicle now as I sold my wee van once fender was sorted out) I have been enjoying getting into it's guts. It'll only ever go into a garage if the job is too big for me to handle as I don't have facilities to do a major repair (cooncil flat, nae driveway, nae garage.)