3rdDegreeBurns

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I am needing to bleed the brake fluid from the front of my car and need to know how to do this correctly. I heard since it has ABS there is a certain order you have to do this but cannot find any information. Any help is appreciated.

Duffster

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if backs are good, do passenger side, then drivers side. . .

01CaMMMaro

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always start furthest away from master cylinder and end closest so in our case it would be rear pass, rear driver, front pass, front driver. to do it, just keep the master cylinder full, have a friend in the car, press the brake pedal all the down, open bleeder, close bleeder, then let off break... continue doing this until clean looking break fluid comes out. remember to top off master cylinder occassionaly so you dont get air bubbles. then go to the next caliper and do the same.

3rdDegreeBurns

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thanks guys i'll try this.

Manic Mechanic

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Don't stand on the pedal and pop the bleeder, just open it then apply slow and steady pedal travel down. This prevents trapping air bubble around corners in the system. Close the screw when the pedal bottoms lightly and then let it settle up for 20 seconds and do it again until you have all the air or old fluid out. You can even let gravity do it all by yourself, it just takes a little longer. You just open the bleeder and let it drain while keeping the reservoir from going dry. If you do all four wheels at once it's actually just as fast.

Vernon

3rdDegreeBurns

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so do I have to do all 4 wheels if I only messed with the front 2?

Manic Mechanic

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No but it won't hurt to get fresh fluid in the rear lines.

Vernon

3rdDegreeBurns

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Thanks guys for all the advice, bleeded my brakes with success!

01CaMMMaro

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great! feel a difference? im about to bleed all 4 of mine and have 93k on the fluid.

3rdDegreeBurns

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Yes I can feel a HUGE difference in braking distance. Only down side is I had a squeek on my right tire from the brakes. I asked a mechanic and he said some cars do that when you get new brakes and to let it drive for a couple days and if it does not stop then worry about it.

Manic Mechanic

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Reach behind the wheel and see if the backing plate got bent and is rubbing the rotor somewhere. It happens and squeaks like bad brakes.

Vernon

3rdDegreeBurns

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ok i'll try to look at that and see if maybe it is doing it. It seems to get worse when I brake so if the backing plate is good and snug then i'll drive it for a few days to see if it goes away.

jrob56

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after the last time i did my brakes it makes a noise, but only when braking normal. if i slam on them i dont hear it but just coming to a stop its like whomp whomp whomp. car stops fine though so i never worried about it, its getting annoying though. the guy that turned them said id need new rotors next time could they just be too thin? what do u guys think? should i bleed again?

Manic Mechanic

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Bleeding won't effect noises. Sounds like a warped or incorrectly cut rotor. Could be a bent axle or rim, bad tire.

Vernon

jrob56

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its on the front driver side, no other changes but doing the brakes and this was when i still had stock wheels. it started doing it right after. one of the rotors had to be turned like 6 times the guy said to true it up. i guess its probably the rotors lol.

3rdDegreeBurns

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That is the noise I'm hearing on my passenger side front. I took it for a good hour drive (100 miles+) and the scrapping noise seems to have gone away until I start to come to a stop I bearly hear it. I'm going to drive it for a few more days and see if it goes away completely and same thing with my rotors. One had to be turned more than the other to get it to true up and I was told I could get one more turn on them but I'll probably just go with some slotted rotors for the looks and just to get new rotors.