how much fluid did you guys use for bbk install

Sebringjetta · 03-09-2014, 12:29 PM

installing my bbk next week and wanted to make sure i have enough fluid on hand...how much does it require for front and rear bbk...thank you in advance

1MOREMOD · 03-09-2014, 12:48 PM

Bigjae made good point not long ago to run cheap crap in first from autozone then continue flush so not wasting spendy fluid during install.

MasterP · 03-09-2014, 01:04 PM

I went through 3 600 mo bottles. Which I think is too much. But we bled each wheel before installing the next corner. We didn't want to have any leaks. Before moving on.

Sebringjetta · 03-09-2014, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Bigjae made good point not long ago to run cheap crap in first from autozone then continue flush so not wasting spendy fluid during install.

too late....flushed out the oem w/ endless awhile ago

Sebringjetta · 03-09-2014, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TrakBch

I went through 3 600 mo bottles. Which I think is too much. But we bled each wheel before installing the next corner. We didn't want to have any leaks. Before moving on.

wow thats alot

MasterP · 03-09-2014, 09:10 PM

Agreed. But that's the price of a good pedal!

Glad I didn't use srf. I'd be pisssssed! The advantage of using rbf is you can afford (sorta) to bleed brakes more frequently.

mid-corner fun · 03-10-2014, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sebringjetta

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Originally Posted by TrakBch

I went through 3 600 mo bottles. Which I think is too much. But we bled each wheel before installing the next corner. We didn't want to have any leaks. Before moving on.

wow thats alot

double flush!

yandy · 03-10-2014, 03:04 PM

I used 2 Motul 660, you probably don't really need all of it though. I just ran it, because 1 is probably not enough for a full flush.

Sebringjetta · 03-10-2014, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mid-corner fun

double flush!

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Originally Posted by yandy

I used 2 Motul 660, you probably don't really need all of it though. I just ran it, because 1 is probably not enough for a full flush.

sounds good i already flushed the entire system so ill just be adding what ever the new lines and calipers require

yandy · 03-10-2014, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sebringjetta

sounds good i already flushed the entire system so ill just be adding what ever the new lines and calipers require

just remember that you may introduce some air into the system (air flows up). It may require just a bit more than what the lines a calipers take to get rid of the air. Not a full flush, but a pretty decent bleed I'd say.

MasterP · 03-10-2014, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sebringjetta

sounds good i already flushed the entire system so ill just be adding what ever the new lines and calipers require

You will be quite amazed how much fluid you can lose when the lines are just dangling.

1MOREMOD · 03-10-2014, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TrakBch

You will be quite amazed how much fluid you can lose when the lines are just dangling.

Don't you cap them?

yandy · 03-10-2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Don't you cap them?

+1...

MasterP · 03-10-2014, 05:08 PM

Yes. Shoved the included ST Caps in the Lines, But quite a bit of fluid still drips from the fittings.

1MOREMOD · 03-10-2014, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TrakBch

Yes. Shoved the included ST Caps in the Lines, But quite a bit of fluid still drips from the fittings.

Okay, yeah it does still drip out until you get the cap on.

MasterP · 03-10-2014, 05:52 PM

also once you break the hardline it immediately starts weeping until you get it locked down.

Sebringjetta · 03-10-2014, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by yandy

just remember that you may introduce some air into the system (air flows up). It may require just a bit more than what the lines a calipers take to get rid of the air. Not a full flush, but a pretty decent bleed I'd say.

I bought a 1 liter bottle of endless. .. took me almost 1 bottle to do the entire system. ... 1 bottle should be ok....

Sebringjetta · 03-10-2014, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Don't you cap them?

I would hope so as im sure you could loose most of what's in the system if they are not capped

Sebringjetta · 03-10-2014, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TrakBch

also once you break the hardline it immediately starts weeping until you get it locked down.

Thank you for the info

RickyBobby · 03-11-2014, 11:42 AM

The secret to not loosing fluid is to rig up a stick between the seat and the brake pedal to push it half way down. You won't loose a single drop of fluid.
Someone posted it here a few years back and it works like a charm. I wish I knew this trick before I did those hard to reach rear inner lines.

MasterP · 03-11-2014, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyBobby

The secret to not loosing fluid is to rig up a stick between the seat and the brake pedal to push it half way down. You won't loose a single drop of fluid.
Someone posted it here a few years back and it works like a charm. I wish I knew this trick before I did those hard to reach rear inner lines.

Hard to reach inner lines? More like the devil put those lines there and laughed at you the second you stuck you hand in there.

mid-corner fun · 03-11-2014, 01:33 PM

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Hard to reach inner lines? More like the devil put those lines there and laughed at you the second you stuck you hand in there.

those freaking lines made me question my sanity, I kept thinking there HAS to be an easier way to swap them. (there isn't, sort of having access to a lift)

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