natas said:

Great!!!

thanks so much guys!

I have already called my mechanic and booked him for the morning. I asked him if he knows how to bleed with with the jar, he says yes, I say so why didn't he do it like that today? he says "Um".

Any hoo, I have a strong feeling this will be the fix.

Thanks again and I will let you know what happens.
Otherwise I will have to fly one of you guys in for the weekend to get my brakes sorted.

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jamesmartin said:

you need 2 people one to press pedal the other to open nipple when pedals up and close nipple when pedals down before letting up, commnincation is obviously needed so they know when to open or close nipple and press slowly not fast, whilst maintaining pipe stay submerged in fluid in jar, clues can be noticed on how many pumps air takes to clear at each corner

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trax said:

howay, the guy is a mechanic.. he must know how to bleed brakes

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ONE LIFE LIVE IT. D90 said:

A mechanic i know bleed without the pipe too. I had very similar years ago, turned out to be a faulty master cylinder. Ive heard the seal are abit temperamental with vigorous bleeding

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natas said:

D O N E

As soon as we bled the first one into the bottle (beer bottle) we did not have a jar, there was bubbles!
All 4 had bubbles, and this is after 4 or 5 bleeds.

Then we checked the M/C, it was fine.
Drove her home, perfect brakes!

Thanks so much!

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Station House said:

Gutted to hear that Natas

I'd found my Eezi Bleed and was ready to fly out this afternoon

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trax said:

yeah.. and err keep an eye on that 'mechanic'

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natas said:

Here is the problem with mechanics and land Rovers in The Bahamas.

1. There is no Land rover dealership in The Bahamas, so all the other dealerships will not touch it.

2. Even when you go to a brake specialist or any other specialist, defenders are such a rarity most of them will not even look at it.

3. "Bush Mechanics", these are self trained, un-licenced mechanic "wanna-bees". Some are good, some not so good.
The guy that I am using has actually had some training and is not so bad. He has a good spirit and is usually always availible and will really try to get it done. He has done all my suspension,brakes, wheel bearings and all the other things that have been done so far.
Between consulting all of you guys (which I really apreciate) and looking at youtube, I eventually get it done.

Thanks again to all of you!

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natas said:

Here is the problem with mechanics and land Rovers in The Bahamas.

1. There is no Land rover dealership in The Bahamas, so all the other dealerships will not touch it.

2. Even when you go to a brake specialist or any other specialist, defenders are such a rarity most of them will not even look at it.

3. "Bush Mechanics", these are self trained, un-licenced mechanic "wanna-bees". Some are good, some not so good.
The guy that I am using has actually had some training and is not so bad. He has a good spirit and is usually always availible and will really try to get it done. He has done all my suspension,brakes, wheel bearings and all the other things that have been done so far.
Between consulting all of you guys (which I really apreciate) and looking at youtube, I eventually get it done.

Thanks again to all of you!

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trax said:

i'm sure the location makes up for it though

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