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From 9/1976


• To bleed the brakes it would be best to be 3 persons.

• The bleed screws can sit quite firmly, and it is easy to miss and damage them if you use a wrench or similar. Use instead a wise-grip pliers that you mount in an upright position. Tighten the pliers as much as you can, take a good hold with both hands, and twist gently. (If you try to mount the pliers sideways you will get so much force on it that you could break the bleed screw.)

Bleeding the brakes

Warning

Front

  1. Jack up the front of the car and put it on ramps.
  2. Loosen the main bleed screw (in the engine compartment).
  3. Remove the front wheels.
  4. Mount transparent tubes on the bleed screws. Put the end of the tubes into a clean container.
  5. Keep the brake pedal pressed down and loosen the bleed screws.
  6. Start the engine and keep the brake pedal pressed down.
  7. Close the main bleed screw and bleed till it comes out pure LHM without air bubbles.
  8. Close the bleed screws and then release the brake pedal.
  9. Remove the hoses from the bleed screws and press the brake pedal fully down. Make sure the bleed screws do not leak.
  10. Stop the engine.
  11. Put caps on the bleed screws (important!).


Rear

  1. Put the height correction in it's lowest position.
  2. Undo the main bleed screw.
  3. Wait until the car has lowered itself.
  4. Jack up the back of the car and put it on stands.
  5. Remove the rear wheels.
  6. Put the height correction in it's highest position.
  7. Mount transparent tubes on the bleed screws. Put the end of the tubes into a clean container.
  8. Undo the bleed screws and press the brake pedal down.
  9. Close the main bleed screw.
  10. Start the engine and keep the brake pedal pressed down.
  11. Bleed till it comes out pure LHM without air bubbles.
  12. Close the bleed screws and then release the brake pedal.
  13. Remove the hose from the bleed screws and press the brake pedal down. Make sure the bleed screws do not leak.
  14. Switch of the engine.
  15. Put caps on the bleed screws (important!).



Bleeding
Be careful with the bleed screws, they are easy to break off.

Caps
Put caps on the bleed screws.


Alternative                            


There is also a different way of bleeding:

Connect 4 long transparent tubes on the bleed screws and put the ends into the LHM-container. Then you can bleed as much as you want without consuming LHM. But be aware of the following:

  • The height correction must be in it's highest position.
  • Secure the hoses (hose clamps or similar) so that they cannot fall off.
  • Discard the first discolored LHM that comes out.
  • The LHM must go through a filter before it goes down into the container again.


The brake pedal                            


To avoid having a person braking, you can in stead put a plank flat against the front of the seat, and a stick from the plank and against the brake pedal. (Put the stick onto the brake pedal and one side of the plank, and then pull the stick over to the center.)



Mark the plank and the stick, and put them in a safe place.




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