Bleed Order for 1997-2000 vs. 2001-2004
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Bleed Order for 1997-2000 vs. 2001-2004
I am doing brake jobs on my 2000 and 2003.
I was just watching a youtube that said the brake bleed order for 1997-2000 is
Right Rear
Left Rear
Right Front
Left Front
It said the brake bleed order for 2001-2004 is
Right Rear
Left Front
Left Rear
Right Front
I thought all C5's used the above 1997-2000 order. Is the youtube right?
I was just watching a youtube that said the brake bleed order for 1997-2000 is
Right Rear
Left Rear
Right Front
Left Front
It said the brake bleed order for 2001-2004 is
Right Rear
Left Front
Left Rear
Right Front
I thought all C5's used the above 1997-2000 order. Is the youtube right?
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That was the "gospel", in the past, but with the advent of ABS braking systems, that may not be the case. HOWEVER, if you don't run the master cylinder out of fluid, while flushing the system, I don't see how it makes any difference in what wheel you do first. But that's just my opinion, and on all the cars in the "family fleet", I simply start with the RR, then LR, followed by RF then LF. It's force of habit, over the last 45 years, and so far, I haven't had any issues.
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Thanks for the responses and I agree. I have always bled furthest to closest, but just wondered if anyone knew of a technical reason to change to what the guy in the youtube said for 2001-04.
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I got access to a 2003 Service Manual this afternoon and it agrees with the youtube video.
The bleed order for a 2003 is:
Right Rear
Left Front
Left Rear
Right Front
I don't know why, but that is what is in the 2003 Service Manual page 5-49.
The bleed order for a 2003 is:
Right Rear
Left Front
Left Rear
Right Front
I don't know why, but that is what is in the 2003 Service Manual page 5-49.
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The reason it changed is because the ABS module moved from the rear of the car behind the differential to the front of the car next to the power steering pump. This changed the lengths of all the lines.
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