Bleeding Brakes
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Get a Motive Products Power Bleeder and do it yourself. It'll save you money and you'll be sure its done right...... : 
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Thanks Patches .... I will make sure thats the sequence. See, I didn't have any idea that would make a difference. They are going to use DOT 4 is that good enough?
Probaja......I have no tool and have no mechanicla skills. I prefer to let others do the work ..... right. Thats why I'm trying to find out what to make sure they do correctly.
DH
Probaja......I have no tool and have no mechanicla skills. I prefer to let others do the work ..... right. Thats why I'm trying to find out what to make sure they do correctly.
DH
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From: Raleigh / Rolesville NC
DOT 4 is perfect. ATE Super Blue or ATE 600, Motul and Castrol SRF are some of the best brake fluids.
Howie you should watch them do it. It is not difficult. This way you can learn how to bleed your own brakes
If you starting doing more ane more DEs then learning to bleed your own brakes is a must before each event.
Howie you should watch them do it. It is not difficult. This way you can learn how to bleed your own brakes
If you starting doing more ane more DEs then learning to bleed your own brakes is a must before each event.
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Just make sure they get the order correct. Then learn to do it yourself. It's not hard at all and it's a great opportunity to check everything out before the next event/race. 
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
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Originally Posted by 03Ragtop
Just make sure they get the order correct. Then learn to do it yourself. It's not hard at all and it's a great opportunity to check everything out before the next event/race.
Also, I have two words for you: Speed Bleeders. 
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by MUKAKsC5
why does it matter?
thanks
thanks
DH
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From: Ventura, CA Fight On Forever
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05
Originally Posted by Dirty Howie
Going to have my local shop bleed the brakes. Is there anything special that I need to watch and make sure they do correctly DH
DH
Last edited by MTV; Aug 8, 2005 at 07:44 PM.
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From: Murphy TX
Originally Posted by Dirty Howie
Just learned this tonight from Dave....You start from the furthest wheel from the master cylinder and work towards the closest.
DH
DH
No...you're kind of right.
Historically you would do as you say. Start from the furthest and work your way in to ensure the greatest flush of old fluid and replacement with new. If you started with the closest, when you got to the farthest with extra plumbing you run the possibilty of intermixing old with new on the others.
On the later C5s (forget the year) they went to electronic proportioning, and the sequence then changed to diagonal. RR (happens to be furthest) LF (is not the next furthest). Again to ensure the most complete replacement of old fluid with new, dictated by the dynamics of the plumbing/routing.
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From: GARDENA Ca, State Of Konfusion
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by MTV
Don't recall you supervising them on the H/C work or even the Dyno tune for that matter. Probably ought to check up on that too .............................. just to be sure they did that correctly
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by WALLstAL
Actually if you two jokers were to check with Andy and Charlie you would find out that I have been present for every single mod thats been done to my car.
I doubt they could have done it without me....
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Originally Posted by yellow01
No...you're kind of right.
Historically you would do as you say. Start from the furthest and work your way in to ensure the greatest flush of old fluid and replacement with new. If you started with the closest, when you got to the farthest with extra plumbing you run the possibilty of intermixing old with new on the others.
On the later C5s (forget the year) they went to electronic proportioning, and the sequence then changed to diagonal. RR (happens to be furthest) LF (is not the next furthest). Again to ensure the most complete replacement of old fluid with new, dictated by the dynamics of the plumbing/routing.
Historically you would do as you say. Start from the furthest and work your way in to ensure the greatest flush of old fluid and replacement with new. If you started with the closest, when you got to the farthest with extra plumbing you run the possibilty of intermixing old with new on the others.
On the later C5s (forget the year) they went to electronic proportioning, and the sequence then changed to diagonal. RR (happens to be furthest) LF (is not the next furthest). Again to ensure the most complete replacement of old fluid with new, dictated by the dynamics of the plumbing/routing.
Thanks Yellow for the correction. I was told at our local get together that the order is furthest to closest. But this is obviously incorrect observing the order that Patch's posted.
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From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by Dirty Howie
Just learned this tonight from Dave....You start from the furthest wheel from the master cylinder and work towards the closest.
DH
DH
Glad you quadruple checked your info ...
But I think A&A would know about the change
Last edited by MyVetteDream; Aug 8, 2005 at 08:20 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Thanks Howie. When we were talking about how we bled a system ... we used Al's car ... he has a 1998
Glad you quadruple checked your info ... But I think A&A would know about the change
Glad you quadruple checked your info ... But I think A&A would know about the change
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
Thanks Howie. When we were talking about how we bled a system ... we used Al's car ... he has a 1998
Glad you quadruple checked your info ... But I think A&A would know about the change
Glad you quadruple checked your info ... But I think A&A would know about the change
Dave: Andy don't have time to bleed brakes. This is being done by a local shop that did my alignment. They did my back brakes last week.
Turned the rotors and put on ceramic pads along with my black painted rotors.
Tomarrow is bleeding and SEMI-METALIC pads up front. These are supposed to be better for track and big dog canyon runs. Also I will be able to actually see the difference in dusting between ceramic and semi on the same car.
Seeya soon.....
DH
