Brake fluid

Davegilsenan · Mar 27, 2014

Hello all,
I want to change the brake fuild on my 93 RRC.
Is there any reason it's not as easy as keeping the reservoir topped up and pumping old fluid through each caliper until new appears?
I think there are 3 valves on the front calipers - assuming no air is allowed into the system si I am not 'bleeding' the system, does if matter of I bleed only one or do each one in turn?

Thanks.

waldershelf · Mar 27, 2014

The RRC is no different to any other car. Start at the brake furthest away from the master cylinder and bleed each calliper in turn, do all three nipples (if there are three) one at a time.

I changed all 12 brake pipes on a RRC for a guy and they bled through fine.

Its worth giving each bleed nipple a drop of penetrating oil the day before you do the job, a broken bleed nipple will make the job a lot more complicated.

tomcat59alan · Mar 27, 2014

waldershelf said:
The RRC is no different to any other car. Start at the brake furthest away from the master cylinder and bleed each calliper in turn, do all three nipples (if there are three) one at a time.

I changed all 12 brake pipes on a RRC for a guy and they bled through fine.

Its worth giving each bleed nipple a drop of penetrating oil the day before you do the job, a broken bleed nipple will make the job a lot more complicated.

As posted above but I would bleed the furthest till the level in the reservoir is as low as possible before topping up. Then bleed each cylinder till new fluid comes through.

discool · Mar 27, 2014

For the front callipers bleed the two small nipples as a pair the other one on it's own.

tomcat59alan · Mar 27, 2014

discool said:
For the front callipers bleed the two small nipples as a pair the other one on it's own.

Not sure it matters, he's not bleeding any air out just old fliud.

Davegilsenan · Mar 27, 2014

Thanks all

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