C6 Brake Bleeding
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St. Jude Donor '11
C6 Brake Bleeding
If I remove one caliper on my C6, after re-installing do I have to bleed all four brake lines, or just at the one I removed? Thanks, Kevin
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From: CONCORD NC
as long as the rest of the system still have fluid in it (ie, the master is still full), just bleed that corner. If there is ANY chance the fluid level dropped in the master, you need to bleed everything, possibly even the ABS controller.
Kevin
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If you ever have to bleed the entire system , always start with the wheel furthest from the master cylinder and work your way to the one nearest the MC. I flush the fluid on all my cars once a year. Never had a wheel cylinder or master cylinder failure in 50 years. Moisture finds a way of getting into the fluid.
