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    Car is Passat 3B6 estate. After having investigated a suspect right hand rear self adjuster on the caliper I inadvertently popped the piston out of the bore. Now the pedal goes a long way before the brakes bite and air is hooked up somewhere. Without a second pair of hands and in any case friends are apparently 'too busy' to help, so can anyone advise some kind of 'one handed' way of bleeding the brakes - I have an Ezibleed but a bit reluctant to use it for fear of 'reversing' the ABS seals and making the problem worse. By the way I have my own VCDS.
     
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    Okay, despite all the tales of woe mentioned about bleeding these brakes, and indeed the lack of interest here today! it was a cinch - borrowed a pro pressure suction unit and saw a 70% improvement in feel at the pedal within about a minute of minute of suction. Stopped there as it was starting to chuck it down. Note to self - get the next MOT done in the summer so that way if they fail it on anything you're not resting in a pool of freezing water under the car!.
     
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eugheugh View Post
    Okay, despite all the tales of woe mentioned about bleeding these brakes, and indeed the lack of interest here today! it was a cinch - borrowed a pro pressure suction unit and saw a 70% improvement in feel at the pedal within about a minute of minute of suction. Stopped there as it was starting to chuck it down. Note to self - get the next MOT done in the summer so that way if they fail it on anything you're not resting in a pool of freezing water under the car!.
    A great tip, I always pay for an MOT in July/August after suffering the same fate with a Civic, its not fun outside, under a car at -5°C.
     
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    Quote Originally Posted by caldirun View Post
    A great tip, I always pay for an MOT in July/August after suffering the same fate with a Civic, its not fun outside, under a car at -5°C.
    Story of my life two cars one with MOT in December
    One with MOT in October. Great fun hahah


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