996 Carrera Group 4 Running Gear / PAGE 181
47 01 07 Bleeding the brakes · Important notes Continuebleeding at the brake calipers in
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911 Carrera (996) Brakes -Hydraulics, regulator, booster
47 01 07 Bleeding the brakes
Important notes Continuebleeding at the brake calipers in
the sequence: rear right / rear left / frontUse only new DOT 4 brake fluid. Observe
right / front left.brake-fluid quality.
Open each bleeder valve until clear, bubble-
free brake fluid emerges. Take care to bleedThe brake-fluid change interval using
Super DOT 4 brake fluid is two years. at each brake caliper and at both bleeder
This brake fluid is available under the valves. Bleed the outer bleeder valve first.
following part number:
Use a collecting bottle to make an accurate
Container volume 1 litre = 000.043.203.66 check on the escaping brake fluid for clean-
Container volume 30 litres = 000.043.203.67. liness, lack of air bubbles and to determine
the brakefluid used.
After installinga new brake master cylinder
Procedure for bleeding and/or a new hydraulicunit, do the following
while bleeding: open the right rear bleeder
-Fill reservoir to its top edge with new brake
valves,then fully depress the brake pedal
fluid. Attach bleeding device to reservoir.
several times. Hold for 2 -3 seconds after
Switch bleeding device on. Bleed pressure
each depression,then release slowly. approximately 1.5 bar.
Repeatthis procedure in the sequencerear
left / front right / front left. This will re-
move all air bubbles (from the primary
circuit).
Note
Also carry out this procedure if the brake
hydraulics was largely empty or if after
bleeding residual air can be detected by
excessive brake-pedal travel.
Caution: In vehicles with high mileage or in old
vehicles, double the pumping cycles and use --- only half the brake master cylinder stroke (dam-
age to the brake master cylinder could occur /
primary boot damage). I
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