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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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Default Bleed w/regular brake fluid first then with ATE?

Hey guys,
I am about ready to bleed my brakes and have a Q. I noticed on prior posts that several people had to bleed their brakes several times. My question is should I use regular brake fluid first until I am sure I will not need to bleed again, and then use the ATE superblue? Thanks for your help!
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 06:49 PM
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Hey guys,
I am about ready to bleed my brakes and have a Q. I noticed on prior posts that several people had to bleed their brakes several times. My question is should I use regular brake fluid first until I am sure I will not need to bleed again, and then use the ATE superblue? Thanks for your help!
I'm not what that would accomplish. You would still be chasing regular fluid with high temp fluid. Superblue is easy to see a color change with so you know when you cleared a particular line. The only thing you are not going to clear is the ABS unit.
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 08:29 PM
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Thanks Rich!
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 08:36 PM
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Thanks Rich!
No problem. You may have seen this. Get a turkey baster and empty out most of the fluid in the reservoir. It will really eliminate a lot of pumping.


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And install speedbleeders! Greatest things since sliced bread! :yesnod:
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 08:56 PM
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And install speedbleeders! Greatest things since sliced bread! :yesnod:
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http://www.speedbleeder.com/
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