While performing the birf seal service on my '92 80, I noticed the pads and caliper hoses on my front end needed replacement. With that done, I now need to bleed my brakes. I'm left with a quick question that isn't quite answered by the search function. Can I simply bleed the front calipers or is it necessary to do all four corners?
Question Regarding Bleeding After Front Brake Service (1 Viewer)
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The power bleeder tool makes bleeding the whole system pretty quick. It takes more time to put the whole truck on jackstands than it does to flush the brakes.
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You need to do the entire system. Get the bleeder that vapilotda suggests. Buy a gallon of Walmart brake fluid, and it will go real easy for you.
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I'm not familiar with the term of overstroking the master cylinder. I'm pretty sure I could take a guess at what you mean, but if you can clarify for me, that'd be great.
Thanks for the input, everyone. Based on what you folks are saying, it must not be a dual circuit brake system, which is what necessitates bleeding the whole system in this case?
Try to use a vacuum to get the reservoir empty first. A lot of mess in there that you don't need to push through the system
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If I'm unable to locate a pressure bleeder, I'll need to be aware of the limitations. I can get some sort of object or piece of wood to limit pedal travel for pumping, but does anyone here know how far pedal travel needs to be limited to in order to avoid overstroking? Can my assistant use a series of short pedal applications to avoid this?
