bakerloid wrote:
Hi,
My rear brakes don't appear to be engaging very much (can tell by the look and feel of the discs - not nice and shiny as you'd expect). Also, pedal feels a tad spongy too. Plenty of thickness left in the pads.
I want to try bleeding the system - hoping its just simple case of air in the pipes. Fingers crossed its not anything more tricky... Either way, this feels like a sensible first step, right?
I've been reading around, and it appears that the clutch (also hydraulic) operates from fluid in the same resevoir as the brakes. Have any of you guys carried out the brake bleed procedure on an S2 - can you tell me if I need to bleed the clutch and brakes together when doing this? Or, given the clutch is an extremity of the whole system, can I just do the brakes on their own?
...obviously, if I don't need to get underneath the car to do the clutch, that would be ideal!

Cheers all,
James
On an S2 I suspect it could be plate lift on the callipers, bleeding would a first move, be gentle the nipples snap off if seized.
Brakes & clutch not shared in anyway, brake reservoir is on master cylinder, a small reservoir above the clutch is for that.
Clutch isn't the easiest to bleed as it is right in the middle of the car, above the starter & it is easier to unbolt the starter to get access.
If the fluid looks like gravy in either brakes or clutch then it needs changing, suck most of the old stuff out of the reservoir before starting as otherwise you'll pump it through the seals.