Brake bleeding procedure on a 2013 Jetta

sp55 said:

I recently installed a brake master cylinder on a 2013 Jetta and ended up getting air into the system. I bled the system the conventional way, but could not get a good pedal---could only get a good pedal after pumping the pedal twice, indicating that there was still air in the system. After some research, I found that I needed to use my Ross Tech to bleed the system. I plugged-in, went into Basic Settings and then into the Bleeding Brakes procedure, but was having trouble following the prompts---I tried several times with a helper, but with no success. I am getting good bleeds, that is; had no air bubbles in the bleeding tube and started with the left front and worked my way to the right rear, but still had air in the system. I did some more research, but could not find anything real clear-cut for instructions on the bleeding the brakes with the scanner.

Wondering if there is a printed info page to guide me with the bleeding procedure?

Thanks

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sp55 said:

I did, but not very well. On a 2013 Jetta, you need to remove the reservoir to access the inboard mounting nut for the master cylinder, which makes bench bleeding a challenge and a mess. I got it bled, but still got air into the system.

I've installed lots of master cylinders in my day where you bench bleed it, bolt it on, top it off and you're good to go---not the case with this one!

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