"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
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> motsco_ _ wrote:
>> noltian wrote:
>>
>>> I've heard honda accord 2000 with ABS has different bleeding order for
>>> breaks. I've normally bled my toyota breaks right-rear, left-rear,
>>> right-front, then left-front.
>>>
>>> I bled my accord last night. It does not seem to have been done right.
>>> I have a soft break. I've heard the order is different accord.
>>>
>>> Does anybody know?
>>
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>>
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>>
>> The _brakes_ need to be done front-left, front-right, rear-right,
>> rear-left. Don't ram the pedal all the way to the floor, suck the old
>> fluid out of the reservoir and top up with fresh before starting. Don't
>> shake the can of fluid. Test before moving the vehicle. :-)
>>
>> If you're in _______Australia ___________ Front right, front left,
>> rear-left, rear right (it's important to mention stuff like that :-(
>>
>> 'Curly'
>>
> that's good advice, but if the master cylinder has got air in it, you
> /should/ floor it. it's the only way to properly expel [compressed] air
> that tends to reside in front of an incompletely travelled piston.
> bottoming the piston forces the air outside the cylinder where it can then
> be bled out, otherwise it tends to expand back into the cylinder on
> release. this is where the advice to "bench bleed" frequently comes from;
> inability to expel all the air without using full travel.
>
Would a pressure bleeder get air out of the mc? I've got a Motive kit on
order and I'm going to bleed everything in sight when I get it ;-).

Ray