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when bleeding brakes with ABS , ignition stays ON or OFF ?

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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 06:19 PM
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when bleeding brakes with ABS , ignition stays ON or OFF ?

Well my SS lines came in along with brembo blanks , nissan OEM pads
and speedbleeders - to make things easier.
Now I have one question - ( already searched ) for bleeding the brakes with ABS - does the ingition have to be ON or OFF, and are there any special instructions for bleeding brakes with ABS ?
Old Oct 6, 2003 | 09:04 PM
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I think it's on just like every other car. How can you even do it with it OFF, the brakes will be rock solid with 3 or 4 pumps of the pedal. When I did mine I had the car running...
Old Oct 7, 2003 | 04:06 AM
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I've never had a car running to bleed brakes? You don't need to have the power booster working to flush fluid through the system. Once you open a bleeder, the pedal will go right down to the floor very easily, even without assistance from the power booster.
Old Oct 7, 2003 | 04:19 AM
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yeah... and you want that "rock-hard" feel to determine if they're bled properly
Old Oct 7, 2003 | 05:54 AM
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off! before you do anything pump your brakes about 15 to 20 times to reduce the presure in the lines from the abs
Old Oct 7, 2003 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by nick
Well my SS lines came in along with brembo blanks , nissan OEM pads
and speedbleeders - to make things easier.
Now I have one question - ( already searched ) for bleeding the brakes with ABS - does the ingition have to be ON or OFF, and are there any special instructions for bleeding brakes with ABS ?

Ignition does NOT matter... why???


THE BATTERY SHOULD BE DISCONNECTED

CREDIT - FSM
Old Oct 7, 2003 | 12:11 PM
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cool - thanks for all the info !!!
Old Oct 7, 2003 | 12:17 PM
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