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Bleeding ABS brakes. Just need to verify something.

Old Apr 18, 2014 | 01:08 PM
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Bleeding ABS brakes. Just need to verify something.

When a person is bleeding brakes on a car with ABS. Does one need to always use a scan tool to pulse the ABS when bleeding or is that only if you are replacing a component which might introduce air into the ABS system? Meaning this..... If im doing just a standard pad and rotor swap and want to flush the brake fluid as one should depending on mileage. Then im good to go with only a typical bleed procedure? If theres no air in there now and i keep the master cylinder full (in my case will be using a Motive pressure bleeder) then using a scan tool to pulse air from the ABS is not needed?

Haha sorry about the needlessly long question.
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Old Apr 18, 2014 | 01:17 PM
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You will be fine. Good idea to do the flush
Old Apr 18, 2014 | 01:18 PM
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No. There is no difference in the procedure. Start farthest from MC, have lovely assistant press on pedal on command. Or, use a 1-man bleeder, I got the vacuum type from Harbor Freight for about $12.
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