fiesta brake master cylinder
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ok i have used the search button but still am a little unclear, i have fitted mk1 brake calipers to my mini but i cant seem to bleed the brakes properly, a guy suggested to me that the 87 duel brake line (disk brake) master cylinder wont be sufficent to use with these calipers and that i should use a servo...can anyone shed some light on this for me or even shed some light as to why when bleeding the brakes the fluid will just stop coming out randomly and that the air just keeps coming

the standard dual line master will be absolutely fine with the fiesta brakes, most people don't use a servo at all. I do on mine, and tehy're very harsh, to the point where I'm fitting the non servo master asap!

Have you got the calipers the right way round? bleed nipples at the top?

Mr. Prawn, the friendly Crustacean- slowly making steps towards forced induction.

ah im glad you pointed that out, my bleed nipples are in the middle at the front if that makes sence?

I recently fitted my MK2 fiesta calipers, I had lots of air in the system after the first bleed attempt, so I did the lot again and adjusted the rear drums , now the mini has some serious stopping power.

I run a 1991 setup with servo and find the brakes great, you can juse them gently for normal driving just touching the peddel when driving spirited and realy useing the brakes the power is suprising for such a small setup.

I have managed to suprise a mat in his BMW by out braking him at a set of traffic lights, he was amazed how quickly my mini stoped without locking up.

Just be paciant withe the bleading, by holding the caliper in your hand with the bleed nippel at the highest point and with som wood between the brake pads to stop the piston coming out you shuld easely remove the air from the cerquit nomatter where the bleed nippels are.

Cheers, Andrew

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