[Z06] Bleeding the Brake System
Pro
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: was Brookline MA but now San Antonio TX
Originally Posted by Shylor
There is a certain order to it. The farthest location first.
IMHO, spend $30 or so and get a cheap vacuum pump. No second person required and saves some time. Also allows you to change your clutch fluid in about 30 seconds!
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Brooksville Fl
Order to bleed: RR, LR, RF, LF
A dealer would use a Tech II to activate the abs.
What I do after I bleed is take it out and activate the abs a couple of times.
Come back and rebleed the system.
A dealer would use a Tech II to activate the abs.
What I do after I bleed is take it out and activate the abs a couple of times.
Come back and rebleed the system.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 1,166
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From: Scottsdale AZ
Originally Posted by IVOZO6
Order to bleed: RR, LR, RF, LF
A dealer would use a Tech II to activate the abs.
What I do after I bleed is take it out and activate the abs a couple of times.
Come back and rebleed the system.
A dealer would use a Tech II to activate the abs.
What I do after I bleed is take it out and activate the abs a couple of times.
Come back and rebleed the system.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,205
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From: Jupiter FL
Originally Posted by Rob 2K1
I believe the order changed in 2001. My '03 service manual list the order as: RR, LF, LR, RF.
I just did mine, and that was the order in the manual. '03 Z. A friend of mine came over and it took us all of about 10 minutes, but I already had the car up on the lift in the garage with all 4 wheels off, as I had just done a full brake job (pad, rotors, brake hoses).
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Cary NC
Originally Posted by IVOZO6
Order to bleed: RR, LR, RF, LF
A dealer would use a Tech II to activate the abs.
What I do after I bleed is take it out and activate the abs a couple of times.
Come back and rebleed the system.
A dealer would use a Tech II to activate the abs.
What I do after I bleed is take it out and activate the abs a couple of times.
Come back and rebleed the system.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,473
Likes: 5
From: Brooksville Fl
Originally Posted by vms4evr
Have you actually seen air bubbles after doing the ABS exercise and rebleed? I got the impression the Tech II cycles the heck out of the ABS enough to get trapped air but doing it on the street engaging ABS just doesn't cycle the relays/valves enough.
Just to get as much fresh fluid in as conceivably possible.
When doing a brake job, I do not believe any air can get into the ABS system.
Someone please correct me if I am wrong.