So ive got everything to do a bleed, but was wondering, do I have to jack all 4 wheels off the ground to do the job so that I dont ever touch the brake pedal, or can I lower the car in between wheels. Im askign because I have to use ramps in order to get the jack under the car. btw the type of tool/technique ill be using is the vacuum gun type bleeder.
Im just fearful about getting air into my abs system...

Thanks!

 

You can lower the car between wheels but that would be a real PIA. Why use ramps? If the jack is too high to fit under the rockers put a couple of boards in front of or behind the front wheels, stacked on each other and offset a little to make a ramp and drive the front wheels up on the board. Then use your jacking puck in the front shipping slot and jack the side of the car until both front and rear tires are off the ground (rear tire should be 3 or 4 inches off the ground to clear once lowered). Set a jack stand under the front cross member and then the rear cross member. The rear will be a little lower than the front but that is fine as long as you got the car high enough so the rear tire clears the ground when the car is lowered on the jack stand. Lower the car far enough for it to sit on both jack stands. If you did this just exactly right that probably will lift the front wheel off the ground on the opposite side of the car thus giving you plenty of room to jack that side and get stands in the same places on that side. Remove the wheels and bleed away. Despite old wives tales about fiberglass cars and what some **** freaks worry about this will not hurt the car. You don't have to worry about the doors, top, hatch, etc.

Bill

 

thanks for the advice!