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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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Putting painted Calipers on today any special on bleeding the brake system on a base Vette?
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Yes, the order of bleeding the wheels is special.


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Also, NEVER let the master cylinder reservoir go dry during bleeding. If you do, you will pump air past the master cylinder and it will get into the ABS controller and it will take a flat bed trip to the dealer to get the air out.
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Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe
Also, NEVER let the master cylinder reservoir go dry during bleeding. If you do, you will pump air past the master cylinder and it will get into the ABS controller and it will take a flat bed trip to the dealer to get the air out.
Extremely important tip!
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