Brake progress 3 down 1 to go

Quite happy so far, shame about the weather and therefore getting a wet backside crawling around on the gravel driveway, but perseverance paid off. As hoped the two rear cylinders came good.

After a night's further soaking with penetrating oil, and after looking for further tips and tricks on the old t'internet, I was able to free up the seized bleed nipples. By using a snug fitting socket, with medium pressure being held on whilst tapping firmly with a hammer it came undone pretty easily. From there, for the nearside rear, was able to do the bleeding with normal 11mm brake spanner.

The offside was a bit trickier due to the plate that holds the dust cover being bent. Got the nipple free easy enough using same method as mentioned, but had to get creative with the socket and mole grips to do the actual bleeding. Because the bent plate prevented the normal brake spanner getting there, had to try something different. Was able to pass the bleed pipe through the socket, whilst using the mole grips clamped good and tight to the socket to undo and tighten for the bleeding process.

Now the two fronts need doing, near side already OK, just the expected troublesome offside to tackle. Fingers crossed. But leaving that for next weekend as wet, muddy and cold now!