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Bleeding Brakes with ABS
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Mon, 16 May 2005 01:26
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hi all, I did the rear pads on my 180sx on the weekend, unfortunatly, i removed the rear right hose and the fluid ran dry.
I since then filled the master cyl. and bleed all 4 wheels, and the brakes felt normal, i did 200Km last night and everything appeared fine, this morning when i was driving, the ABS light came on, i checked out the manual and realized that there are 2 more points to bleeding a 180 with ABS, the actual ABS system bleed valves itself.
I just gave ABS a call, because i am unsure, and they were not very helpful, didn't appear to want the work either,
Has anyone had this problem before, and would bleeding the ABS valves solve it ?
Thanks
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: Bleeding Brakes with ABS
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Mon, 16 May 2005 04:36
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Everyone I have ever spoken to has said to never let your ABS brakes run out of fluid... and this if from reputable workshops.
From what I understand you need to be able to activate the ABS pump.
There are several ways this may need to be done depending on your vehicle:
1) Via the check connector.
2) Simply bleed the brakes with the car running.
3) On some european OBDII cars you need a special OBD2 analyser thingy.
Word on the net is that almost all Toyota's can have the ABS system bled just with the car running.
Check the workshop manual for your car to find out the exact procedure.
Try not to let your brake fluid reservoir run empty and you shouldn't have a problem though.
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