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Looking forward to it 
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I'll do a howto on that too 
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steve_earwig wrote:I've been nosing through my mate's shop's data sheets: brake fluid capacity of 1.9/2.1 td D8 = 1.2 litres (yeah, I know it's not the same for other cars but it gives a ball-park figure)
Yeah, I can actually see the bleed valve on top of the calipers (they are on top, right?mjb wrote:What I *strongly* advise is jacking the car up high to bleed the brakes. It's much easier to do it from underneath instead of taking all the wheels off in order
) on the front wheels if I turn the steering wheel all the way to the end. But I have to rotate o/s tyres anyway so that'll be a job in itself 
) Put it all back together and it's just the same... In 5th gear, it could pass for being in neutral, it's that loose. No real problems actually selecting gears though (which is good )) On top of the actual joint.. there's like a plastic cap on top which I assume you pry apart to disassemble it.steve_earwig wrote:What yellow cap thing?
) steve_earwig wrote:You can disassemble them? Didn't look like it on the '8, I just popped them off, put a dob of grease on the balls and popped them back.
Apparently....unless I am misunderstanding this completely....mjb wrote:3. Big screwdriver, pry one of the ball joints apart
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