Brake fluid change.

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Lighty

Brake fluid change.

Post by Lighty » Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:46 pm

Ok, so this is not a “How to do it thread” , but I took a few pictures & can explain that it is not an easy job.
The brake pedal travel has been getting longer for a while now, probably after the track days from memory.
Anyway the car is 3 yrs old now & it should usually be replaced every two years, so we thought it worth a try as it was impossible to heal & toe anymore due to the pedal travel.
1st off, you need to lift up the dashboard lid.
This is a pita , as the mirrors have to be removed. For my car this means cutting all the cable ties on the side panels & tacking them off.
This is a 45 min job on its own.
After this, you remove an Allen key nut & bolt, close to the mirror, & two Allen keys, one in the top centre of the dash & one under the dash.
At this point you have to disconnect a few wiring plugs under the dash, to allow it to move enough to reveal the two reservoirs.
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Lighty

Re: Brake fluid change.

Post by Lighty » Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:55 pm

My Nomad has two reservoirs & two brake master cylinders.
This is because I have the front to rear brake bias adjuster, which through a very simple lever mechanism, changes the pressure from front to rear.
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Lighty

Re: Brake fluid change.

Post by Lighty » Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:02 pm

Unfortunately. My pressure brake bleeder doesn’t have a cap to fit the Nomad reservoir, so we had to bleed it manually.
We flushed about 700cc of fluid through the system.
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Two bleed nipples on each Caliper
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Helpful assistant required to pump the pedal.
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Lighty

Re: Brake fluid change.

Post by Lighty » Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:08 pm

Finally reassembled the whole car, took about 3 hours in total including remove & refitting my sidepanels, which takes forever.
Main thing is, I am pleased to report that the brakes are amazing now !
Pedal is totally firm now & the heel & toe ability has returned.
Well worth the effort.

Worth checking the wing mirror indicator plugs , mine had a tiny bit of corrosion, so a quick blast of penetrating fluid should help prevent this .
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Karl V

Re: Brake fluid change.

Post by Karl V » Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:24 pm

Nice write up!

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