SaintPanzer
Well-known member
All the pats are here (thanks Zack!) and I'm ready to replace the broken pipe on my caliper.
I have my new Motive Products power bleeder, ready to go. I'm doing this alone today, so I don't have a "partner" to pump the brakes. But I can follow up with that later if this doesn't do the job.
I have two liters of DOT 4 ready to go. Might as well change the fluid while I'm at it, right.
And then, breaking the "Guy Rule", I decided to read the manual first, instead of doing it and then checking the instructions.
Step 1 is "Disconnect the Battery". Fair enough.
Step 2 is "Bleed front calipers, driver's side first..."
Now, I'm certainly not a brake system expert or pro, but I was taught that everywhere outside of Bedlam, you bleed the caliper FARTHEST from the master cylinder first, then second farthest, etc. But the manual is instructing the caliper CLOSEST to the master cylinder.
Why?
Follow on: Does that mean bleed Driver's side front, Passenger side front, Passenger side rear, then Driver's side rear? Manual is unclear on that point. I was going to do the complete opposite.
What am I missing here?
I have my new Motive Products power bleeder, ready to go. I'm doing this alone today, so I don't have a "partner" to pump the brakes. But I can follow up with that later if this doesn't do the job.
I have two liters of DOT 4 ready to go. Might as well change the fluid while I'm at it, right.
And then, breaking the "Guy Rule", I decided to read the manual first, instead of doing it and then checking the instructions.
Step 1 is "Disconnect the Battery". Fair enough.
Step 2 is "Bleed front calipers, driver's side first..."
Now, I'm certainly not a brake system expert or pro, but I was taught that everywhere outside of Bedlam, you bleed the caliper FARTHEST from the master cylinder first, then second farthest, etc. But the manual is instructing the caliper CLOSEST to the master cylinder.
Why?
Follow on: Does that mean bleed Driver's side front, Passenger side front, Passenger side rear, then Driver's side rear? Manual is unclear on that point. I was going to do the complete opposite.
What am I missing here?