brake bleeding question please

[Cruzomatic]

I know I should know this, but on disk brake calipers and when bleeding the brakes, do both bleeders have to be opened or will opening just one of them do the trick?

Thanks.

 

[CoffeeHound]

Re: brake bleeding question please

To both parts of your question THE anser is NO !!
you bleed the on farthest from the master cylinder first - then bleed the next one farthest from the master cylinder, untill you get all of them bled !!

 

[Cruzomatic]

Re: brake bleeding question please

So each caliper has two bleeders on them. I only need to open one of them per wheel/caliper?

 

[Thalasso]

Re: brake bleeding question please

So each caliper has two bleeders on them. I only need to open one of them per wheel/caliper?

If the caliper has two bleeders on it, you open the one on top to bleed.

 

[Mi duckdown]

Re: brake bleeding question please

There are not two bleeders per caliper. just one per caliper. But Yes bleed the cal furthest then the other one.
Got Pics? Never have seen two bleeders Per Calipers.????

 

[Thalasso]

Re: brake bleeding question please

There are not two bleeders per caliper. just one per caliper. But Yes bleed the cal furthest then the other one.
Got Pics? Never have seen two bleeders Per Calipers.????

Post #3 gives me the impression there are two on each caliper.

 

[Cruzomatic]

Re: brake bleeding question please

These are the ones I have and there are two bleeders on there. Not sure which one would be described as the one being on top?

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200325213_200325213

Thanks.

 

[Bondo]

Re: brake bleeding question please

Ayuh,... Those are multi-fit calipers, just bleed from the highest bleeder screw...

Air rises...

 

[ricohman]

Re: brake bleeding question please

Ayuh,... Those are multi-fit calipers, just bleed from the highest bleeder screw...

Air rises...

+1
Lots of great advice given here.

 

[Treker57]

Re: brake bleeding question please

There are not two bleeders per caliper. just one per caliper. But Yes bleed the cal furthest then the other one.
Got Pics? Never have seen two bleeders Per Calipers.????

Dual piston calipers will sometimes have 2 bleeders, one for each piston

 

[Cruzomatic]

Re: brake bleeding question please

Yea, from what I've read they are dual piston. I figured one per piston maybe. Ok, so I just have to bleed one of them and the one that is more to the top than the other. Ok....I think I got it....thanks.

 

[Bondo]

Re: brake bleeding question please

Yea, from what I've read they are dual piston. I figured one per piston maybe. Ok, so I just have to bleed one of them and the one that is more to the top than the other. Ok....I think I got it....thanks.

Ayuh,.... In the link above, that's a single piston caliper...

 

[CoffeeHound]

Re: brake bleeding question please

Ayuh,.... In the link above, that's a single piston caliper...

That brake assy. in link is universal ( can be mounted to rear or front or on top of rotor ) depending on the installer !
Had OP mounted to the front or rear of the rotor instead of top ,,there would have been one bleeder valve on top per link Picture !!
Have almost same set & very happy with them .

 

[Cruzomatic]

Re: brake bleeding question please

oh, I see. Ok guy, thanks for the help.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: brake bleeding question please

If it were me, I would be bleeding both of them just to make sure.