Bleeding Brakes - VX220

I would clamp off all 4 flexes, then try the pedal, if it is now ok then release one clamp at a time till the one or more with air shows up. Then bleed those ones again. If with all the clamps on, the pedal is still bad then you have air in the master cylinder or pipework, usually this means you let the level go too low while bleeding. All this assumes you have a normal braking system as opposed to some weirdo system with remote pumps and things, which would need specialist knowledge/equipment.

mrcheerful

and of course if you have specialist brake hoses rather than rubber DO NOT clamp them.

mrcheerful

Pump a good half litre through, starting with the rears, and use the two-man method or a pressure bleeding kit to be on the safe side. The simple tubes with a non-return valve on the end can still allow air to be drawn back in through the nipple threads when you release the pedal.

My pug 205 gti brakes are a bit spongy too so I was gonna have a crack myself having done my motorbike brakes recently. However, not having anyone around to help me at the mo would it just be easier to take it into kwik crap or somewhere similar and get them to do it? How much will they charge for a job like this? Cheers Gareth

MOre than an easibleed costs :-)

More than buying a Gunsons Eezibleed (one-man bleeding kit using air pressure from your spare tyre). I find they leak a bit (at least mine does), so I use mine dry, just take it off to top up the master cylinder..

The kit makes it a single-man job that's easier than the original 2-man job IMHO :)

Thanks Tony, sounds good. I take it u get the kit from Partco or somewhere similar? Out of interest, how does it work then? Do u use the trye pressure to back pressure the brake lines? When u say urs leaks abit, what do u mean exactly? Many thanks Gareth

Any car shop sell them. the trick is to only use very low pressure or they will leak, so you need to let the spare tyre you use as the pressure supply right down to just a few psi, main problem is finding the right adapter for your master cylinder

You can download the instructions from the gunson website

Yeah, you have to let some pressure out of the spare first. It plugs into the top of the master cylinder and pressurises it, forcing fluid towards the calipers and (when you crack the bleed nipple) pressure bleeding the brakes.

I've always had a bit of a problem with the reservoir, you're supposed to fill it with clean brake fluid, then whilst you're bleeding, the fluid under pressure replaces used fluid in the master cylinder. Anyway, I always seem to make a bit of a mess :) To solve this I don't put any fluid in the eezibleed res, I rely on the air pressure, and keep an eye on the level in the master cylinder, when/if it gets low I unscrew the eezibleed and put some more fresh brake fluid in the master cylinder.

If you find a picture of an eezibleed kit, then it should make a bit more sense ;)