WaterWatcher wrote:
> "jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
> news:xuqdndN8xt_J1BDfRVn-sw@speakeasy.net...
>
>>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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----------------------------
>>>
>>>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
>
>
they help one-person operation, but don't always guarantee a result.
example: an old mini which has bleed nipples at the /bottom/ of the rear
drum cylinders, not the top where the air is. short of an industrial
vacuum system, that vehicle is virtually impossible to bleed.
fortunately, honda engineers seem to get out of the classroom and pay
attention to practical reality so you should work out ok.