Series 3 A creative day in 1977 causes confusion 39 years later

Riggwelter said:

Uhm, "a little tricky" in Landy terms usually means "almost impossible" for armchair mechanics like myself. So, how tricky is the bleeding business for a garage with (hopefully) trained mechanics, albeit no Land Rover specialists?

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Piece o pizz.
Fill with fluid open the nipple and drain into a jam jar. Keep the fluid level topped up for half an hour and tighten nipple. Gravity bleeding is easy with a trattor.
On the other hand you can buy a one person 'pump the pedal' system and spend your life pumping away as air repeatedly sucks itself up through the nipple threads everytime you release the brakes.
Or buy a pump and force fluid (and air via the nipple threads) the wrong way up to the fluid pot.
Or by a pump that forces fluid from the pot to the slave cylinder a bit faster than gravity.

Oh and you can employ someone to pump the pedal while you open and close the nipple but open it too far and you know what will happen. Bleedin air'll get in.

Just thought I'd get back on this one - all sorted, but the garage moans about the brakes jamming... haha, but it is their business to sort. Thanks all for your help!

Riggwelter said:

Just thought I'd get back on this one - all sorted, but the garage moans about the brakes jamming... haha, but it is their business to sort. Thanks all for your help!

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Pleased it's progressed. Does jamming mean they are sticking on hard or just rubbing a bit? I'm sure straight forward for a good garage.