Bleeding the Brakes?
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Bleeding the Brakes?
Hi, new to this forum and have a question.
I just replaced the front brake pads and am about to bleed the brakes since I have no pedal when the engine is running. Is there any special nuance to bleeding the system? can I just bleed the front axle or do I need to follow a certain sequence?
Thanks in anticipation for any help.
I just replaced the front brake pads and am about to bleed the brakes since I have no pedal when the engine is running. Is there any special nuance to bleeding the system? can I just bleed the front axle or do I need to follow a certain sequence?
Thanks in anticipation for any help.
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It's preferable to bleed the whole system, as you may have air trapped in the rear lines. Unlikely, but it's possible.
You bleed as follows:
Rear Passenger
Rear Driver
Front Passenger
Front Driver
You can try to bleed just the fronts and see how that works out for you. You might get lucky.
Front passenger first
Front driver last if you're doing just the fronts.
You bleed as follows:
Rear Passenger
Rear Driver
Front Passenger
Front Driver
You can try to bleed just the fronts and see how that works out for you. You might get lucky.
Front passenger first
Front driver last if you're doing just the fronts.
