any one know how to bleed the system.\front brakes and rear offside ok ,cannot get the fluid through to nearside rear,just keeps blowing air out the bleed nipple

Frank G, April 2007

Hi Frank,
If you had a master cylinder snag you wouldn't have been able to bleed the other brakes, so I don't think that is your problem. Unless you are allowing the master cylinder to empty whilst bleeding you won't introduce any air there. There are kits to allow reverse bleeding from the wheel back, but I don't know how much they cost. You should only have to do about 10 pumps maximum per wheel and thats if you've had the system apart!
I will go off and have a think.
Cheers now

Ken Chapman, April 2007

Thanks for that Ken .I have done that but air keeps comming out instead of fluid.I dont know how long it takes but it seems like hours

Frankg, April 2007

Hi,
I realise I may be teaching my granny to suck eggs, but just in case. Make sure that you get a friend to help you bleed the brakes. I know there are various gadgets to do it, but you can't go wrong if you get someone to operate the brake pedal while you open and close the bleed nipple. Remember to close the nipple before letting the brake pedal up or you will suck air back into the cylinder.
Cheers now

Ken Chapman, April 2007