nickvr 0 Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 gonna be fitting the 288mm setup to my 94 vr replacing the calipers carriers etc from the old 280mm setup. does anybody have any advice on fitting them ie bleeding them up once there on the car? also am i goin to have to replace the flexi hoses?cheers Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 If your going to bleed the brakes, then i believe you start with the one furthest away from the master cyclinder.. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6BOY 2 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 yep just as kalv says start with the furthest away working around to the closest. Regarding the flexi hoses i would replace them after all the car is going on 13 years old now. just an area where safety is paramount Link to post Share on other sites
nickvr 0 Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 cheers guys is there any specific order to bleed the brakes and will i have to bleed the rears aswell? Link to post Share on other sites
kalv 0 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 cant remember which side the master cyclinder is on when looking into the bonnet... i.e if it on the left (drivers side) then start to bleed the rear passenger first, then rear driver side, then front passenger and last front drivers side... Link to post Share on other sites
rodney 17 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Soak everything in WD40 or oil the night before they will be a tad stiff...Good Luck and take a swear jar Link to post Share on other sites
JohnP 0 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 gonna be fitting the 288mm setup to my 94 vr replacing the calipers carriers etc from the old 280mm setup. does anybody have any advice on fitting them ie bleeding them up once there on the car? also am i goin to have to replace the flexi hoses?cheersYou have to replace the hoses, as they're a different fitting on the bigger calipers. I did this conversion a while ago on my VR6. I struggled to get the hose off the fiting under the wing, as it was fairly rusted on.I bought a special brake hose spanner for the job. Can get these from Halfords.Good luck.John Link to post Share on other sites
bigpol 0 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 just soak everythin in wd40 a couple of days before and again before startin work too, and if you know of anyone local who has a pipe flaring tool keep theyre number handy just in case you have to cut the copper pipe off to get the old hoses out!! Link to post Share on other sites
Petesvw 0 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Hope it's goin ok Nick? Link to post Share on other sites
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