Bleeding Brakes with One-Man Kit

[shebangs]

Hi,

For 95 DC2, whats the brake bleed order? FL, RR, FR, RL?

Also, with the one man kits. This (http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1740183) article on Honda-Tech has almost everything and is great.

But I do have couple questions:

Is the PVC Tube in the Kit enough to stop air from getting in? Break Service hole, attach pipe, then jump in car and pump brake (1/2 way in) couple times while watching small reservoirand master cylinder?
When you fill up the small reservoir, I'm guessing you have to close the service port before emptying the reservoir?


I suppose the big question is, what happens if Air gets in? Just keep repeating the process? Or tow her to a mechanic? lol

Thanks,
Matt

[sik-vic]

hi mate, do the furthest caliper to the master cylindar first and then the second closest and so on in that order, if doing by yourself with the bottle on pvc hose crack the nipple off and slowly pump your pedal about 8-10 times (all the way to the floor!) and do the nipple back up, then top up your res every wheel you do. 8 - 10 pumps should be enough just make sure the fluid is clean going into your bottle and you should be sweet :D
air shouldnt come back through the system unless there was a lot of air to start with!! but if thats the case then yes you must keep repeating the process.

btw much easier to get air out with 2 people

[94vtirozguy]

I am pretty sure you start with the caliper that is the greatest distance away from the master cylinder.

LR, RR, FL, FR.

[e240]

LR RF, RR, LF - Cause i think all the honda's use diagonally split bias..

[bennjamin]

weird.

The honda manual for a 98-00 integra states to do it the FRONT first.

http://www.ozhonda.com/gallery/data/500/Untitled-1_copy1.jpg

[qstoria]

that is weird.. anyone know why this might be?

[mrwillz]

i remeber when doing the bleeding did the front first. iguess it was rite..

[sik-vic]

that is wierd im a qualified mechanic and i've always done the rears first on any car....

[shadou]

everyone's does it differently, generally we were taught to go furtherest from the M.C (LR, RR, FL, FR), there's no harm in doing it the old fashioned way, it's just bleeding the brakes. So far only the Euro's I've been doing them in as in the diagram.

[bennjamin]

i know , i have always done it from the rear and never had any problems.
- (on AUDM) RL , RR , FL , FR.
I suppose it wont matter either diagonal way as along as all air is out of the system.

[aaronng]

For low pressure ABS system, do the corner closest to the ABS pump. If it is located front right like in my car, then FR, FL, RR, RL.

If it is others, then furthest away first.

[fatboyz39]

just do it until no air bubbles...

i usually do fronts first. Faster results.

[aaronng]

Also, another reason to do the front closest to the ABS or master cylinder unit is because the lines in front would be clean by the time you are doing the rear. So when doing the rear lines any flow of the brake fluid in the FR and FL lines accidentally getting sucked to the back would be clean. If you did the back lines first, you can draw out the old fluid from the front lines as you are pumping the clean fluid to the back.

[Mugen_B16B]

blead my brakes today and it didnt turn out what i guess it would turn out, i did FL, FR, RL, RR as the diagram for the teg, should i try it again but from the rear to front?

[AsH_]

wat didnt turn out?

[Mugen_B16B]

pedal was still soft, wasnt hard and it ate more at the bottom, i should try it again but now its abit late

[Limbo]

get a friend to help you it works better, i've always found that getting afriend to help is better. And at last hope get your gf or wife if you can't find a friend ;) .
I've always only bleed the front, never really bothered bleeding the back. Might go and do them this weekend

[Mugen_B16B]

thanks for the advice, ill get my lil nephew to help lol

[Limbo]

If they aren't strong enough to pedal you get them to open and close the valve. Make sure you use a piece of clear plastic tube to some sort of container as these newbies will let it squirt all over the place ;)

[Mugen_B16B]

hahah got the kit:P