Bleed nipple top of caliper ?

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Bleed nipple top of caliper ?

Postby simonbuk » Mon 04.09.2017, 10:38

Quick question - I'm putting the front calipers back on. The calipers look the same but the bleed nipple us in a different position.

Should the bleed nipple be at the top to let the air out ?

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Re: Bleed nipple top of caliper ?

Postby Fredjohn » Mon 04.09.2017, 10:56

Air tends to rise when in liquid, so the bleed nipple should be at top!

Best double check is to look at either the parts manual or the WSM, both should have pictures of the calipers in situ.
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Re: Bleed nipple top of caliper ?

Postby simonbuk » Mon 04.09.2017, 10:59

Cheers, that's what I thought. In garage on phone so difficult to access other stuff !!
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Re: Bleed nipple top of caliper ?

Postby Fredjohn » Mon 04.09.2017, 11:03

simonbuk wrote:Cheers, that's what I thought. In garage on phone so difficult to access other stuff !!


Not really....just download the PDF files to your phone, then buy a huge magnifying glass so you can read them :lol: :lol: :D :D
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