Bleeding The Brakes - CITROEN XM Internet Reference

94 Bleeding the Brakes

The brakes
94 Bleeding the Brakes
Bleeding the brakes. Vehicles all types. Official operation.
Bleed the brakes with the suspension in the HIGH position after having operated the suspension as
follows:
LOW>HIGH>LOW>HIGH
Jack up the vehicle with the road wheels hanging free.
Remove the wheels.
Cars with Bendix ABS:
Drain the hydraulic valve block
-Engine running
-Slacken the two hydraulic valve block bleed screws ( 5mm Allen key or 11 mm open end spanner)
-SLIGHTLY depress the brake pedal. Hold it depressed for a few seconds, then release it.
-Tighten the two screws to 0.9 m.daN
Bleeed the brakes in the following order:
RH rear
LH rear
RH front
LH front
-Engine running
-Fit a transparent tube to the bleed screw and connect it up to a receptacle
-Press the brake pedal lightly or load the pedal with a
weight ( 5 to 6 Kg)
-Slacken the bleed screw, let the fluid escape till free of air bubbles
-Retighten the screw
-Top up the LHM fluid reservoir
XM fitted with ABS:
The circuit bleeding operation can be made easier by speeding the hydraulic valve block with the help of
the Souriau 26A Station or the Elit test unit.
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