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Old 08-15-2021 | 02:33 PM
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Brake Bleeding Question

If I had to replace a rear caliper do I need to bleed all four corners? Not sure if the front and rear systems are isolated.
Old 08-15-2021 | 03:50 PM
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It’s up to you. Good practice says to bleed all four wheels.

Each wheel has an isolated line from ABS unit to wheel. The units communicate with each other in the ABS unit in a complex way. Whether or not you will have air in other lines besides the one with the new caliper is hard to predict. I would bleed them all.
Old 08-15-2021 | 06:09 PM
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Yeah that’s kind of what I was thinking too. I was being a little lazy asking. I ended up doing all 4 and went pretty quickly with a pressure bleeder.
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