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Swapping a caliper - bleed the whole system? 200 1993

posted by  1pocket on  Mon Dec 5 15:09 CST 2016
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your choice whether to bleed all or not. it isn't required.

to bleed only the one caliper

1. remove brake light fuse
2. place a stick or equivalent between the brake pedal and the seat slider rail such that the pedal is depressed a few inches and use the rail. to ensure the pedal remains that way for the duration of the job.
3. now with brake line nut opened no fluid will escape the open line
4. remove caliper and change to new one, install pads
5. open bleeder and place a tray under the caliper
6. remove stick holding pedal down

at this point you can go eat your lunch and wait for gravity to bleed the caliper for you or give the pedal a few slight pushes to get the process going. once the fluid is streaming from the bleeder consistently close tighten and call it a day.

make sure the resevoir is full before removing the brake pedal stick






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