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I think it was in this newsgroup that someone mentioned that the average home mechanic shouldn't attempt to bleed an ABS system because special tools are needed for that. Anyone know whay this is? If I just want to flush out the old fluid and replace it with fresh fluid, is that something I can do myself?

TIA
-BBB

On 3/4/05 2:10 AM, in article bPmdnZhB-9-dl7XfRVn-pQ@sedona.net, "BigBadBob"
<themightymutt2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I think it was in this newsgroup that someone mentioned that the average home
> mechanic shouldn't attempt to bleed an ABS system because special tools are
> needed for that. Anyone know whay this is? If I just want to flush out the old
> fluid and replace it with fresh fluid, is that something I can do myself?
>
> TIA
> -BBB
>

As a general statement, it is not true. There may be some ABS systems that
are difficult to bleed and/or require special tools, but I¹ve never
encountered one on a Honda/Acusa. Get a copy of the service manual for your
car (you don¹t say what you have, so only generalized answers are possible)
and read up on the procedure. If anything special is required, it will say
so.