Bleeding Inline Booster tips
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:45 am
Hi All
I have been having fun (read frustration) bleeding brakes with an inline Girling booster.
The guys that overhauled the booster gave me some tips and I kind of respect their comments as they have both been at the brake and clutch game for umteen years....
Its important to have the piston section of the booster higher than the diaphragm end when ever you bleed brakes.
Often the case bleeding brakes one end/side is jacked up so its important to ensure that the booster is in the correct position.
Also another interesting comment they made was that they found that just bleeding the booster and the line connections was enough and they didn't need to bleed all the brakes! I think this would depend on the plumbing arrangement the Elan lines give me the the impression that the line from the master cylinder would be OK but not the pressure out line.
Next tip and I am yet to check this, was put a block of wood behind the brake pedal so you don't compress it all the way down, reason the piston goes past the supply port and sucks air...
Who knows there may be something in this.
Graeme
I have been having fun (read frustration) bleeding brakes with an inline Girling booster.
The guys that overhauled the booster gave me some tips and I kind of respect their comments as they have both been at the brake and clutch game for umteen years....
Its important to have the piston section of the booster higher than the diaphragm end when ever you bleed brakes.
Often the case bleeding brakes one end/side is jacked up so its important to ensure that the booster is in the correct position.
Also another interesting comment they made was that they found that just bleeding the booster and the line connections was enough and they didn't need to bleed all the brakes! I think this would depend on the plumbing arrangement the Elan lines give me the the impression that the line from the master cylinder would be OK but not the pressure out line.
Next tip and I am yet to check this, was put a block of wood behind the brake pedal so you don't compress it all the way down, reason the piston goes past the supply port and sucks air...
Who knows there may be something in this.
Graeme