No - it's a tandem system with each piston (in the master cylinder) feeding the front or rear.
Pete
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Re: Brake pedal adjustment
You might get away bleeding just one front and one rear, but, personally I would do a full bleed as I don’t take chances with brakes and cost would only be about a tenner in fluid total and a little extra time. You’re then good for another 2 to 3 years.
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Re: Brake pedal adjustment
Forgot to update this:
Bled the whole system again. Went for a driive but the pedal was the same as before. I think the possibilty of makeing the brakes bind made me over compensate and I left too bigger gap between the 'push rod' and the master cylinder. So got to do it again
The next day I put it in for it's MOT and it passed with one advisory - 'Brake pedal travel slightly long'
At least the brakes work and I can use it.
Bled the whole system again. Went for a driive but the pedal was the same as before. I think the possibilty of makeing the brakes bind made me over compensate and I left too bigger gap between the 'push rod' and the master cylinder. So got to do it again
The next day I put it in for it's MOT and it passed with one advisory - 'Brake pedal travel slightly long'
At least the brakes work and I can use it.
Cheers, Phil
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Re: Brake pedal adjustment
Cheers, Phil
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Re: Brake pedal adjustment
Yep - that's the sort of thing I had in mind.
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Re: Brake pedal adjustment
I'm going to wait till the end of the month before buying and take out Amazon prime for a month. That way I will have accsess to all the footy over December
Cheers, Phil
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