Bleeding Brakes and ABS

[Kneale Brownson]

Get yourself an Eezibleeder  < http://www.rdent.com/pages/tools.html  > or 
similar pressurized supply system (puts fluid into the reservoir under 
pressure), and it's a one-man job.  Bleed from farthest away (passenger 
side rear in the US) to closest (driver side front).  If you have someone 
pump the pedal, there's a chance you'll move the brake master cylinder 
piston beyond its normal range of travel and expose the seals to corroded 
cylinder walls, with the end result of eventually needing a new MC.


At 09:17 PM 09/06/2000 -0500, miataman wrote:

>Hi Fans,
>I have a 1993 90 sport Q and was just told from a local repair shop that
>due to the abs you need
>special tools to bleed the brakes.....  I just replaced the front pads
>and rotors and have air in the lines....  Will it work to use the old
>fashioned method of having one person press the pedal
>and one to turn the bleeder valve????  He said that the abs would not
>work after this..   He wants $110 to bleed the system and replace all
>the fluid.....  Is that a good price???
>My abs is definitely not working now due the the air in the line.....
>Thanks for your help in advance
>Jeff Goss Indiana
>1993-90sport Q 89Kmiles
>1990 V-8 Q .... soon to get a new flywheel and tune-up and water
>pump.... 95K miles
>1990 miata 116k miles
>
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