Bleeding Brakes

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Mar 3, 2000 | 03:44 PM

Stu

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Can anyone tell me how easy it is to bleed scooby brakes? My pedal has a lot of travel and I have brand new disks & pads all round so I assume they need bleeding.

As I'm a DIY novice would it be safer to pay someone to do it?

Thanks
Stu

Mar 3, 2000 | 04:52 PM

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Spongy brakes huh? So have I. First thing was the brake support bracket (from MRT but Scoobysport now do them - see the banner ads). Big improvement. Then it was the Wilwood 4-pots with 335mm disks plus stainless hoses all round. Just bled the brakes at this stage rather than replace all the fluid. Major improvement but still spongy.

Tomorrow is a minor service PLUS I am getting Subaru (well, Mill Lane Engineerng - not sure if they are pukka Subaru dealers) to completely replace the brake fulid. When I was getting thewm bled last time we found a bleed nipple was blocked and had been for a while. So there is no way that the fluid has been replaced for ages. £30 for that. Well worth the money IMHO.

Dave

Mar 3, 2000 | 07:39 PM

Stef

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Braided hoses will help too.

Stef.

Mar 3, 2000 | 07:53 PM

johnfelstead

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if you are a novice dont play with brakes, pay someone to do it, watch and ask questions, you will drive them mad but you will learn.

Mar 3, 2000 | 08:47 PM

Danny Fisher

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Dave, just a quick question. What Wilwoods are you using. I have the same problem with the ones on mine?

Dan

Add-on.... Are they differential pistons.

[This message has been edited by Danny Fisher (edited 03-03-2000).]