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2006/4/25 0:00 From Littleton, CO
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I'm glad I saw your post. I just replaced pads/rotors and bled the brake fluid for the first time. The pedal is firm, but I didn't work the pedal like you described so I'll go back and do it to make sure. None of my searching turned up that tidbit of advice. Quote: Remove the pads as outlined by Bruthish, and press the pistons fully into the calipers with the C-clamp (don't go crazy with the pressure, just push 'em all the way back in). I didn't have clamps available, but was able to accomplish this with a pair of pliers while the pads were still in. Just put it in beween the pads and opened the pliers. Worked quick and easy. Quote: 2. Put a length of hose on the bleeder screw at each wheel... I use clear plastic hose (polyethylene, if I recall correctly) that can be purchased at Home Depot / Lowe's in various diameters....you can watch what's coming out of the calipers as it's bleeding. I installed speed bleeders, but had my wife in the car pressing the pedal anyway just so I could watch and make sure I knew what I was looking at this first time. One trick I happened upon is to put a piece of white paper behind the tubing. It was even easier then to distinguish between the old and new fluid, and I found that small amounts of old fluid passed by at random even after it looked completely fresh. I had my wife pump the pedal a few extra times after that to be certain. Too bad I didn't discover this when I did the rears.
Posted on: 2006/4/25 20:37
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