Brake's Not Bleeding After Overhaul.

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Overhauled all my brakes. 1.9 set up with the 1.6 single brake line.

 

Brand new brake discs and pads, brake lines,master cylinder, flexi hoses,compenstor and slider bolts all round.

 

Have bled the brakes 3-5 times with no improvement, the pedal is spongy and goes to the floor.

 

I have a air compressor brake bleeder running at 90- 120 PSI

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

[j_turnell 136 3 Cars]

Do you have fluid out of all 4? cracked the pipes off at the MC? Are the rear pads seated correctly against the pistons?

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Fluid was coming out all 4.

 

Needless to say it took a long time to get anything coming out from the rear caliper's.

 

Yes rear pads are seated correctly, well i think they are with groove seated in piston?

[glenwah 20]

Same set up as mine, tried using a vacuum bleeder on mine but it wasn't drawing the fluid through fast enough so air will stay in any high points, no better way than a good stomp on the pedal to clear it through quickly

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Will try the two man method ths week. Finger's crossed that cures it. It's drving me up the wall.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Compensator. Is it new or 2nd hand?

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Brand new Peugeot item.

[welshpug 1,655]

Banging that much pressure through is likely to close the compensator valves.

[glenwah 20]

I didn't literally mean stomp, just meant the good old fashioned pedal press method. Mine is slightly different though, I'm not running a compensator as was advised that the 1.6 item doesn't work well when you put calipers on, not sure if this is true but had no issues without it.

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

What do you suggest ? The two man old fashioned way as suggested earlier?

[glenwah 20]

As long as you do it steadily it will flow fine, probably was no other way when the 205 was new.

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Will have a go and report back.

[Phil H 16]

I us one of those Gunson's Easibleed kits that runs on 20psi from a tyre, so the too much pressure comment from Mei sounds plausible.

[farmer 328 1 Cars]

Just an update brakes bled fine with the old fashioned method.