bleed order

[MalcQV]

About to replace the front offside brake calliper on my wife's 98 1.6 MX-5. Does anyone know the order in which to bleed the brakes please?

Cheers.

[TheGriffalo]

It's normal to start on the furthest brake from the master cylinder and then work your progressively way to the closest.

[Firefox1]

I think MX5's have dual cicuit brakes ie right front left rear, left front right rear in which case the circuits should be bled seperately. If you are only replacing one caliper, with care you can clamp the flexible hose, Halfords and good quailty motor factors should stock a suitable clamp. If the hose is clamped it will prevent fluid loss and should allow you just to bled the air at the replaced caliper. If you can't buy a clamp Mole grips and a couple of pieces of wooden doweling or pencils may do the trick. Also remeber that brake fluid is hydroscopic and absorbs moisture so don't be tempted to use the open can that's been in the back of the shed for a couple of years.

[MalcQV]

Cheers guys job done.

[skinny]

nah the circuit is front and rear - i have changed my lines for braided and the two rears come off the same hard line anyway...

as above, start furthest away.