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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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Please help! How do I bleed brakes??

I'm trying to bleed the brakes in my 00 max and I cannot find the "abs actuator" that I need to disconnect.

I can find the actuator, but cannot figure out which wires to disconnect.

Can anybody give me any pics?
Old Jan 30, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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When my friend and I bleed my brakes we didn't disconnect the abs actuator and it's working just fine.
Old Jan 30, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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honestly there are like a million how-to's for this topic, buy the haynes book, search google, it is easy and whether or not it is a maxima how-to shouldnt matter to much
Old Jan 30, 2007 | 08:02 PM
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just pull the ABS fuse from the fuse box under the hood (driver's side).
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich96
I'm trying to bleed the brakes in my 00 max and I cannot find the "abs actuator" that I need to disconnect.

I can find the actuator, but cannot figure out which wires to disconnect.

Can anybody give me any pics?
I've bled the brakes on my 00 Max three times and have never disconnected the ABS sensor. The ABS works fine.
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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you bleed brakes with your ignition off so no power to ABS.
I keep on telling you guys DON"T BLEED BRAKES YOURSELVES unless you know what you are doing.
Air in the system and a boilover of fluid could cause hydraulic failure. All you need is a panic stop and then youll pay you car every 3 years to the insurance for 100$ It's not worth it if you don't know what you're doing.
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