Terryw

Hello My Name is Terry and i have a question that i hope some one can answer for me.
Bleeding breaks on the 4th Generation Nissan Maxima is it the same way as all other cars or is their a set pattern you need to do?

ef9

iTrader: (8)

Same as any other car. I have a 96 with ABS, and I had no problems at all bleeding the brakes and flushing out the old brake fluid.

BronxSleeperMax187

Maybe not...Bleed the brakes in the following order:

1. Passenger rear
2. Driver front
3. Driver rear
4. Passenger front

maximusrising

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FSM Section BR, page BR-6, Bullet Point #5


and I suspect not the same, necessarily, car-to-car. However, if you get all the air out.... then it's right. Following the sequence increases the likelihood. All about distance I think. So how it's plumbed determines the farthest, etc.

Terryw

well guys i have bleed the breaks like

1. Passenger rear
2. Driver front
3. Driver rear
4. Passenger front

so i had no luck no breaks yet so i gave it a second try and making sure i bleed each break i would fill the fluid be for bleeding the wheel now im starting to wounder do they have to be vacuum bleed? and i really appreciate
every ones help cause im stumped on this one.

The Wizard

iTrader: (43)

no they don't have to be vacuum bled. Are you seeing bubbles when you're doing the bleeding?

and brakes>breaks

jholley

iTrader: (13)

Did your assistant keep their foot on the brake pedal before you close the bleeder screws? Otherwise you'll leave air in the brake system. I vacuum mine with the mighty vac bleeder.

Edit: Another alternative is to have speed bleeder valves installed. They have check valves on them.

Terryw

both of the guys i had helping me said they keep the peddle to the floor till i said ok. and it is a sold stream of break fluid that comes out

ef9

iTrader: (8)

I used the one-man bleeder (it's just a clear tube that goes to the bottom of a plastic bottle.


I bled them myself, but I didn't follow the sequence in the FSM. But I do have firm pedal pressure. And I was able to purge all of the old brake fluid out of the reservoir and lines.


I put grease around the bleeder screws to prevent air from going back in. I tried a Mityvac hand pump, but that didn't work the first time around. So I used the one-man brake bleeder bottle. That worked.