Just curious if anyone has suggestions on how to bleed the brakes on the track model.

In the US section they suggest

Left Rear
Right Front
Right Rear
Left Front

So I assume we do the reverse since our master cylinder is on the opposite side.

Right Rear
Left Front
Left Rear
Right Front

Also most mentioned that on the front with the dual nipple do the inside first and then the outside. Thoughts? I think this correct anyway.

The reason I want to bleed them is that I find if I accelerate hard then go for the brakes I feel the pedal travel is more than normal. Now when I say go for the brakes I do not mean I am slamming them. My guess either I have a vacum problem or something. Does anyone else notice this?

My other concern is that I have managed to get the pedal near the floor on 2 occasions. Now we are talking about 15mins of high speed driving and heavy braking ie: 200kph down to 30kph hair pins. Both occasions coming into a corner proceed to turn and the pedal will gradually make its way to the floor. (Does not feel like abs) Exit the corner and regain pedal feel like nothing happened. I thought I boiled the standard fluid so I had it changed but since the drive day the brakes never have been the same. Also has new pads after the driver day

So anyone got any ideas?

Michael

 

Have you replaced the fluid since you got the car? If not then you're due for a complete flush anyway. The cheap DOT3 they use is probably the main cause of your pedal feel. The fluid has probably "gone off", especially with those repeated high speed stops.

I think your method is correct but to be honest I can't recall what order I did them in.

 

Is this the same sort of thing happening with Lionkings? Except less severe and minus the disc warping from the stock pads. If it is and you do change to a high temp fluid you will need to bleed the brakes more often because those high temp fluids dont have the agents to keep water out like the OEM stuff does.

 

Yeah the fluid has been changed not that long ago. Using Trust Super Dot 4. Same time the pads got changed. Approx 10k ago

 

Doubt that was cheap. Try bleeding and see how it goes.

I must have missed Lionkings post. What problem was he having?

 

You should be bleeding them before each track event or each service if your not frequently going to the track. This is why I didnt upgrade my fluid at the last service, wasnt sure the extra labour involved in each service was worth it for me as I havnt pushed the OEM stuff to its limits yet.