Brake Bleeding - Handbrake off

johnben · Post by **johnben** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:47 am

Hi Folks

I am sure some will be shaking their heads at my lack of knowledge but I cannot work out why it is necessary to release the handbrake when bleeding brakes as instructed by the Haynes Manual. What is the reason?

John

christopher storey · Post by **christopher storey** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:23 am

There is no reason for it . The Haynes manual is wrong .

abowie · Post by **abowie** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:54 am

christopher storey wrote: The Haynes manual is wrong .

Ermagerd heresy! You will burn in hell!!!

abowie · Post by **abowie** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:55 am

My suspicion is that Haynes manuals are constructed, to a degree, from generic text. Maybe some handbrakes are hydraulic...

johnney · Post by **johnney** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:22 am

The manual assumes whoever is bleeding the brakes at the rear is positioned under the car as the rear brakes are inboard and that maybe you have the car on ramps or similar. It's a matter of safety, of course you would not want it to roll off and flatten you!

Gfhug · Post by **Gfhug** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:53 pm

If you've not started the bleeding here is a useful post on an easy way of doing it:
viewtopic.php?t=6273

johnben · Post by **johnben** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:42 am

johnney wrote:The manual assumes whoever is bleeding the brakes at the rear is positioned under the car as the rear brakes are inboard and that maybe you have the car on ramps or similar. It's a matter of safety, of course you would not want it to roll off and flatten you!

Thanks for the replies.
johnney I think you misread the post, the situation you describe is what the Haynes Manual recommends.

John

johnney · Post by **johnney** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:45 am

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