where is the brake bleed valve on a 1990 180sx?

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burnout 180
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In a reacent post i asked about bleeding brakes and i think i misunderstood where the bleeder valve was thats why i can't get it to bleed right.

I thought that the bleeder valve was a 12mm bolt on the back of the caliper. but now i think that the bleeder valve is really a smaller bolt on top of the caliper which has a rubber cap over it. Am i right or did what I heard at first right about the 12mm bolt being the bleeder valve.

also people keep saying that i should keep bleeding the brakes until i see no bubbles but how am i supposed to see if their are anymore bubbles in the lines if my lines are black and not transperent?



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Yes, the bleeder screw is the bolt with the nipple and rubber cover on it.

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burnout 180 wrote:In a reacent post i asked about bleeding brakes and i think i misunderstood where the bleeder valve was thats why i can't get it to bleed right.

I thought that the bleeder valve was a 12mm bolt on the back of the caliper. but now i think that the bleeder valve is really a smaller bolt on top of the caliper which has a rubber cap over it. Am i right or did what I heard at first right about the 12mm bolt being the bleeder valve.

also people keep saying that i should keep bleeding the brakes until i see no bubbles but how am i supposed to see if their are anymore bubbles in the lines if my lines are black and not transperent?
Should be a 10mm bolt on top with the cover.

And your brake lines are supposed to be transparent for that very purpose, to watch air coming out of the lines.

EDIT: my bad, I meant the line coming from the bleed screw.
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You are supposed to hook a clear tube over the nippe on the bleeded screw, so that rather then just pour out the fluid runs upwards into a cup, Watch this line for no more bubble not your brake line

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Also i heard that i should be prepared to use alot of brake fluid.

About how much fluid will i probably need?

Also on average how much pedal pushes should i do for each caliper?

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ehhh about 3 slow pushes then hold and open, repeat untill buble are gone. 1 can should be good but 2 would be safe...


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