bleeding hydro handbrake's

[ste]

Im in the same boat lads doin my head in... Granted the hydro is a d2 but I have to pull it that hard the handle nearly bends... And thats after my yellow stuffs are warmed up a tad... Fuckin wreckin my head don't even bother wit it now... Doesn't lock without me havin to use my popeye arm...

[Stevo]

normally start closest to the master cylinder then work away from it to the furtherest away from the master cylinder!

Wrong

[way2fastforu]

Wrong

wat stevo said....ya start furthest away from the master cylinder an work you way up to the closest

[looneydrift]

wat stevo said....ya start furthest away from the master cylinder an work you way up to the closest

i second that its the number 1 rule

[Stevo]

i second that its the number 1 rule

Ya all set for tomorrow ted??

[Famous jh]

Like the lads have said, start bleeding from the furthest away point and KEEP at it!

As for wands not lockin up too easy i think its a fairly common misunderstanding of hydraulic handbakes that people expect em to lock up way too easy! It takes a good yank imo..So does the handbrake

Jusy think how hard you have to press the foot pedal to get your brakes to lock...........

[Hachihead]

What standard handbrake setup do you have??

If you have it skyline z32 style-as in it uses shoes inside the drum on the disc to lock then it should be no problem.

BUT

if you have calipers which have a cable run off them to the hanbrake then they are probably bled right its just those calipers a shit for the hydro.
Reason being is that they have to wind out instead of just sliding straight out,this takes time and thats why pusking the pedal helps as they are pushed hard enough against the discs and the hydro just gives it that quick bit extra to lock em.

Z32/skyline rears is your best bet.

[clifford106447]

u have to blead the front calipers aswell as far as i know as car brakes work on a diagonal system front left with back right and vice versa

my cousin had the same problem for months and finaly put on a new set of standard calipers and now it works fine

[murtyboys14]

wel lads.....had a go with Evey one of your ideas...not much luck... tomorrow il no for defo if its really working or not??? maybe ya really ave to pull the shit out of them to work??? one thing is for sure there no air in the lines,coz i used a clear pipe...no air bubbles at all!!!! spent a good 15min on each corner .

[bubble1984]

so an hour, i spent 3 hours b4 i was happy like i said keep at it