reverse bleed

[Dadddio]

I am going to reverse bleed my brakes and clutch.
Is there a specific order that I should go in?

[Mrmerlin]

why and what exactly does reverse bleed mean

correct bleed procedure is MC ,LF,RF,LR,RR

[Dadddio]

It works by forcing the fluid up from the slave/calipers rather than down from the master.
Since air wants to rise, it is much easier to purge the bubbles this way.
So I've read.
I've never done this, just wondering.
Clutch just doesn't feel right.

[harborman]

I never heard of it myself. I always bleed from the Master Cyl and never had a problem. In fact I just use the self bleed kit with bottle you attach to bleed screw and it works just fine. I use that Super Blue fluid, so when you see the color change, you know you have changed the fluid in the lines.

[AirtekHVAC]

I was considering doing it myself, there is quite a bit on the web about it.....

[Pete R]

but you have to force it down into a large chamber in the brakes with the bleeder on the top. I don't see it working on the brakes. maybe the clutch

[rjm65]

My concern would be that you first flush the brake system normally so you aren't pushing any contaminants up into your master cylinder when you reverse bleed.

I've reverse bled the clutch slave by using the LF caliper as my pressure bleeder, just ran a small hose from the caliper bleed screw to the clutch slave bleed, worked like a charm.

[gruffalo]

I found the clutch a nightmare to bleed. Finally got it working by gently pulling the MC piston, just, ant letting the air out there. I tried all other methods known to man, without any progress.

[MPDano]

Funny, I actually did this for the first time last week on my Of Road Buggy. For some reason traditional bleeding wouldn't work. You get a large syringe full of brake fluid and force it through the calipers, forcing air and fluid out the MC.



I would do the traditional bleeding method first as we all know this works on our 928's.