1995 Land Rover Discovery Workshop Manual

70
BRAKES
BRAKE SYSTEM BLEED
Master cylinder bleed
Service repair no - 70.25.02
1.  Disconnect battery negative lead.
2.
Depress brake pedal fully and slowly 5 times.
The following method for bleeding the hydraulic brake
system applies to both ABS and NON ABS vehicles.
3.  Release the pedal and wait for ten seconds.
4.  Air bubbles will rise into the reservoir during
these instructions.
Preparation
5.  Repeat instructions until a firm resistance is felt
at the pedal.
WARNING: Before bleeding the brake
system refer to general brake service
practice.  See  General Brake Service
Practice
Complete circuit bleed
1.  Disconnect battery negative lead.
2.
Fit bleed hose to any caliper bleed screw.
During bleed procedure, brake fluid level
must not be allowed to fall below the MIN
level. Keep reservoir topped to the MAX level.
3.  Dip free end of bleed hose into brake fluid in
bleed bottle.
4.  Open bleed screw of caliper.
5.
Depress brake pedal fully several times until fluid
is clear of air bubbles.
To bleed the hydraulic circuits four bleed
nipples are provided, one at each caliper.
6.  Keeping pedal fully depressed, tighten bleed
screw, then release pedal.
7.  Repeat the above procedure on remaining three
calipers.
There are two methods by which air can be
removed from the braking system:-
8.
Fit all bleed screw protection caps.
1.
2.
MANUAL BLEED PROCEDURE.
PRESSURE BLEED PROCEDURE.
9.  Check/top-up fluid level when bleeding is
complete.  See  Fluid Level Check / Top-Up
Pressure bleed procedure
Purpose designed equipment for pressure filling and
bleeding of hydraulic systems may be used on Land
Rover vehicles. The equipment manufacturer’s
instructions must be followed and the pressure must
not exceed 4.5 bar.
Manual bleed procedure
Equipment required
Clean glass receptacle
Bleed hose
Wrench
Approx 2 litres brake fluid. See
LUBRICANTS, FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES,
Information,  Recommended Lubricants and
Fluids
2
REPAIR
Product Specification
CategoriesLand Rover Discovery, Range Rover
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Model Year1995
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Document TypeWorkshop Manual
LanguageEnglish
Product NameDiscovery
Product BrandLand Rover
Document File TypePDF
Publisherlandrover.com
Wikipedia's Pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover
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