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McScooby 08 November 2003 04:09 PM

I've just plonked some Turbo (2 pot) calipers and brakes on my Sport to replace the dire single pot std units. I've bled them several times and am suffering with a spongy pedal.....help?

Godspeed Brakes 08 November 2003 04:26 PM

You have put the calipers on the right way , bleed nipples at the top of the calipers not the bottom ? if you have them upside down you wont bleed them..

McScooby 08 November 2003 05:38 PM

thought they'd only go on one way.....??? I'll have to check now ...cheers :)

McScooby 08 November 2003 05:58 PM

nope, definately at the top....would the master cylinder not be up to the job with the different calipers?

stockcar 08 November 2003 06:53 PM

have you bled thro' the entire system (front & rear!) or just tried bleeding the fronts?? this would have an impact on the pedal.......bleed the rears a well
alyn - asperformance.com

McScooby 08 November 2003 06:58 PM

cheers, have bled the rears too!!! Do I have to have the engine running as I'm doing it? I found that I could get the pedal really hard when the ABS wasn't running (engine off) but as soon as I started it the pedal went soft.....

stockcar 08 November 2003 08:34 PM

should be ok without power on.......what sequence are you doing them in?? remember to bleed in pairs (O/S/F - N/S/R & N/S/F - O/S/R).....
the reason you have a harder pedal with the engine off is normal as you have no servo assistance........
alyn - asperformance.com

McScooby 08 November 2003 10:11 PM

OK, what I have been doing is n/s/r then o/s/r then n/s/f and o/s/f....is that wrong...?

stockcar 09 November 2003 08:37 AM

could well be..........as above, what you have is a "linked" system in two pairs!! bleed in the opposing way and see if that helps.......
the other thing it could be is you may notice a slightly poorer pedal due to the slight increase in piston area......
hope you sort,

alyn - asperformance.com

McScooby 09 November 2003 10:14 AM

Cheers Alyn,
If only the pedal was slightly poorer..... I have little or no pedal at the mo'....anyway mate, thanks again


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