MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: lswed30 on December 09, 2008, 08:58:20 am

Title: bleeding brakes
Post by: lswed30 on December 09, 2008, 08:58:20 am

Hello Chaps,


Does anyone on here have any experience of bleeding mk5 brakes, Do I need vag-com? Reason I ask is when I bled the brakes on a mk4 Golf it was a complete arse and wondered if it was the same on the mk5's?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks,

Title: Re: bleeding brakes
Post by: tinydave on December 09, 2008, 03:57:20 pm

there you go Fella
http://www.golfmkv.net/blog/archives/12 (http://www.golfmkv.net/blog/archives/12)

 :santa:

Title: Re: bleeding brakes
Post by: lswed30 on December 10, 2008, 07:34:29 am

Nice one :happy2:

Looks like the old and easy way of doing it. No using vag-com to activate the ABS pump.

Title: Re: bleeding brakes
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on January 31, 2009, 12:36:50 pm

Erm, I am afraid that the ABS should be cycled for correct bleeding.

If you dont have vag-com, then bleed them once, go for a drive, find a greasy wet playing field (or surface with similar grip), and brake hard enough to activate the ABS.  Some use of traction control will also help to cycle the ABS fluid chambers.

Then go home and re-bleed.