1996 Land Rover Defender Worshop Manual 300 Tdi

70
BRAKES
BRAKE SYSTEM BLEED
Service repair no - 70.25.02
Preparation
Master cylinder bleed
1.  Disconnect battery.
2.
Depress brake pedal fully and slowly 5 times.
3.  Release the pedal and wait for ten seconds.
4.
Air bubbles will rise into the reservoir during
these instructions.
WARNING: Before bleeding the brake
system refer to general brake service
practice.  See  General Brake Service
5.  Repeat instructions until a firm resistance is felt
at the pedal.
Practice .
Complete circuit bleed
During bleed procedure, brake fluid level must
not be allowed to fall below the MIN level.
To bleed the hydraulic circuits, four bleed
nipples are provided, one at each caliper.
There are two methods by which air can be
removed from the braking system:-
1.  Disconnect battery.
2.  Bleed front calipers, driver’s side first. Fit bleed
hose to bleed screw.
3.  Dip free end of bleed hose into brake fluid in
bleed bottle.
4.
Open bleed screw of caliper.
1.
2.
MANUAL BLEED PROCEDURE.
PRESSURE BLEED PROCEDURE.
5.  Depress brake pedal fully several times until fluid
is clear of air bubbles.
6.
7.
Keeping pedal fully depressed, tighten bleed
screw, then release pedal.
Repeat procedure on other front caliper followed
by rear calipers.
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
8.  Fit all bleed screw protection caps.
9.  Check/top-up fluid level when bleeding is
complete  See  Fluid Level Check/Top-Up .
not exceed 4.5 bar, 65 lb/in .
2
Manual bleed procedure
Equipment required
Clean glass receptacle
Bleed hose
Wrench
Approx 2 litres (3 pints) brake fluid. See
LUBRICANTS, FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES,
Information,  Recommended lubricants and
fluids
2
REPAIR
Product Specification
CategoriesLand Rover, Land Rover Defender
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Model Year1996
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Document TypeWorkshop Manual
LanguageEnglish
Product NameDefender 300 Tdi
Product BrandLand Rover
Document File TypePDF
Publisherlandrover.com
Wikipedia's Pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover
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