Durrsaku Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 I have just managed to change the brake discs, pads and flexi hoses rear and front on my car and did a full brake fluid change as a result. I managed to bleed the system but i am experiencing a lot of pedal travel. The brakes do work but the pedal travels quite a lot or i have to press it twice and on the second attempt it works much better. I have bled and bled them to no avail do i have to carry on doing this or am i experiencing another problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpongpo Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 It sounds like air in the system. I think there is a particular order in which you have to bleed the system otherwise air will remain. However, I do not know the order so you can keep trying various combinations or wait until one of the others pops up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted October 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Rear-left, rear-right, front-left, front-right. is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustynuts Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Again, not altogether certain, but I think you need to bleed the ABS pump first, then 2 opposite corners, then the other 2 opposite corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meriafel Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Rustynuts can you let us know what VW says? I've always done what Haynes says which in this case is as usual not very clear! They give sequence as: RH-rear. LH-rear. RH-front. LH-front but what they don't say is whether LH is nearside or offside. They do at least remind you to bleed the clutch also since it uses the same fluid. There is no mention of bleeding the ABS pump? Can and should this be done? I now use a pressure bleeding kit attached to the spare tyre valve which is I've found very easy and efficient and my wife prefers it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnalu Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Haynes does mention what he means by left and right during the intro blurb (that noone ever reads). In the manual for my old mercedes it said left and right referred to a person sat inside the car facing forwards (and presumably not upside down). I discovered this the hard way after standing at the front of the car and searching for a serial number printed on the "left side" of the engine block. It turned out Haynes' left was on my right... still the block is now nice and clean on that side. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted October 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 I think the key word is "furthest away" from driver or cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustynuts Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 On later Golfs after 2001 (dunno about Passat) VW apparently changed the bleed order to clutch, fr, fl, rr, rl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulkbear Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Really a pressure bleeder is the best to use, but it can be done with the manual technique. Master cylinder frist nipple Master cylinder second nipple O/S/R N/S/R N/S/F O/S/F Leave the clutch as you don't loose the fluid in that system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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