C5 Brake Bleeding

[Guest SPIKE]

Hi, ive just fitted some new front pads to my dads c5, now he has a lot of travel on the pedel and the brakes pump up, how do i bleed the brakes and what fliud do i use to top back up with??? all help greatfully excepted

cheers guys

[Johndouglas]

Use DOT 4 brake fluid. Order is front left, front right, rear left, rear right.

[paul.h]

2 things also to consider, the pads will need about 200 miles to bed in and (not sure about this) after winding in the piston to give room for the new pads, either using the foot brake or the handbrake may take time/a number of applications to wind the pistons back out.

[Johndouglas]

Did you wind the pistons back the correct way? Offside anticlockwise, nearside clockwise. I have heard that to wind them both the same way will b***** them up.