Reply To: A40 Somerset front brakes bleed nipple position

[Richard Hughes]

Yes that is all correct. This is one of the reasons these cars are a sod to bleed as it’s difficult to get all the air out of the front brakes.

I use a Sealey VS820 pressure bleeder. The supplied cap fits our Girling reservoirs but I recommend a bit of PTFE tape on the reservoir thread and also nice new DOT 4 fluid. Done two Somersets and a Hampshire with this system now and it’s a lot quicker and easier to purge the air than pedal pumping.