Well - it's not too difficult but on an A2 with the proportioning valve, it takes a few extra steps. Done right, it'll take you an hour or two - unless you insist on drinking multiple beers WHILE you're bleeding the brakes (it's really easier to hold off and drink the beer AFTERWARDS so you can admire your handiwork).
The most difficult task is cracking the bleeders without breaking them off. If you're anywhere in the snow and rust belt, you'll want to douse all the bleeders with PB Blaster or similar a few days before you try to bleed the brakes - just be sure to NOT coat the pads or rotors at the same time. First open the master cylinder. Next, start by removing both rear wheels. Devise a method of securing the proportioning valve (located in front of the axle beam just ahead of the LF tire) - this will provide full brake pressure to the rear wheels or the exercise will be futile. Begin bleeding from the wheel furthest from the master cylinder - for all of us that drive on the correct side of the road, start with the RR brake. Place a hose on the end of the bleeder and the other end in a waste fluid receptacle. Have a warm bodied assistant pump the brake pedal a few times and HOLD the pedal. Using your handy-dandy 7 or 8mm wrench, open the bleeder and bleed the fluid into the receptacle. After the fluid is released, close the bleeder and repeat 4-5x. If nothing comes out, check the proportioning valve. Continue this around the car in the following order: RR, LR, RF, LF. Check the master cylinder periodically to ensure that it isn't dry. --- [email protected] wrote: > On the topics of brakes...... If I have never bled brakes befor, > Would it be > better to just take it to a shop to get it done right, or buy a > bleeder and > do it my self? I have very limited time because of full time work > and > school. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
