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 jimmyrallye
Seasoned Pro  Location: portsmouth Registered: 19 Apr 2008 Posts: 3,144 Status: Offline |
Post #1
is there a faq on how to bleed the brakes mine are a bit spongey, cant seem to find one .________________________________________ "Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off." |
 Posted 23rd May 2009 at 15:32
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blondie
Dirty Diesel Pro  Location: WestMids Registered: 13 Feb 2004 Posts: 3,867 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Faq ________________________________________ A 306 Enthusiast phillipm wrote: But diesel is the devils fuel  Ps3 ID  hils306“S-H-I-T-H-O-L-E.. Shithole!” |
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Posted 23rd May 2009 at 17:05
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iplay
Seasoned Pro  Location: Number Wang Registered: 18 May 2006 Posts: 3,268 Status: Offline |
Post #3
I disagree with the FAQ about the Gunsons Eezibleed kit. Just make sure the spare tyre is 20psi and not 36psi.I would get a Gunsons 'Eezibleed' brake bleed kit which uses the pressure from a partly inflated spare tyre. You will need a foot pump after doing the two rear calipers or the tyre might run out of pressure. Twist the eezibleed cap on to the brake fluid reservoir. connect the eezibleed airline to the tyre. test for leaks. disconnect the tyre and fillup the eezibleed container with brake fluid. reconnect the tyre. Starting at the rear callipers take an 8mm spanner and place it over the rear caliper bleed nipple (i think it is the rear right side first). attach a plastic pipe and stick it in a suitable container. undo the bleed nipple ... repeat for the other rear caliper. at this stage use a foot pump to pump the tyre back up to 20lbs. For the fronts take an 11mm spanner and repeat the bleeding process. And don't try and bleed the brakes when it is windy!  Another FAQ |
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Posted 25th May 2009 at 14:42
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rikky
🦔 Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,795 Status: Offline |
Post #4
personally i would never put air near the brakes whatsoever. i bled my brakes at weekend, girlfriend in the car doing the pedal, me outside under the cars wheels, 10 min job with a simple one man kit with the clear tube and plastic tub with ballbearing in the bottom of the hose________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 26th May 2009 at 02:01
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24seven
Seasoned Pro  Location: Derby Registered: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 6,221 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Agree with rikky, though there may be nothing wrong with using those kits, I have much more confidence in the brakes knowing that I've done them without using air pressurisation, even if it takes ages.________________________________________ Ph1 306 GTi 6 | RX8 231 S1 | YBR 125 Cafe Racer | MT-03 660 |
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Posted 28th May 2009 at 20:53
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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Those kits are fantastic if you use them properly  ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 28th May 2009 at 20:59
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chas
Seasoned Pro  Location: Warwickshire Registered: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 1,468 Status: Offline |
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I've used the Gunsons kits a fair few times with no issues.What I can suggest to do is to make sure that you have a fair bit of fluid in the container, and that where the Eezibleed cap goes onto the reservior, make sure that it has PTFE tape where the two join, and you should bleed it out no problems at all  .________________________________________ Ex Owner of 2000 Phase 3 306 GTi 6 China Blue - You shall be missed1974 Triumph Stag 1989 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6 2003 Alfa Romeo 147 JTD Lusso 2005 Mondeo Ghia X 3.0 Estate LPG |
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Posted 2nd Jun 2009 at 18:46
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro  Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,901 Status: Offline |
Post #8
ive always bled the brakes starting from the furthest from the reservoir and working my way up to the nearest, on the 306 and most other cars thats left rear, right rear, left front then right front.but as there a split system should i really be doing it by doing 1 system at a time, for example left rear then front right followed by the other system and doing rear right then front left? ________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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Posted 20th Oct 2012 at 16:12
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
Post #9
right front is much further away from the mc than left.....________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 20th Oct 2012 at 17:20
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #10
welshpug! wrote: right front is much further away from the mc than left..... Literally, or pipe length? ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 20th Oct 2012 at 18:02
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
Post #11
in the context of bleeding  ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 20th Oct 2012 at 18:11
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,901 Status: Offline |
Post #12
howcome?if its the pipe length then mine is much shorter than the genuine factory fitted one. whats the story about working in the pairs that make up the 2 way system? eg, left rear is on the same system as the right rear and the sane for the other 2. should it be done this way or not?ive heard and read a few times that you sh```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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Posted 20th Oct 2012 at 23:30
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,901 Status: Offline |
Post #13
if your wondering what happened above, i fell asleep at the keyboard, felt like it was ages but cant be no longer than 45 seconds or less than 30, is that what you call a microsleep?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. ________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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Posted 20th Oct 2012 at 23:33
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buzzbrightyear
Seasoned Pro Location: hiding all receipts for car Registered: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 11,901 Status: Offline |
Post #14
im off to bed  ________________________________________ andrew315rawson@live.co.ukMoonstone phase 7 gti6 My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1 |
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Posted 20th Oct 2012 at 23:34
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