brake bleeding

[NoVaGator]

Is it really as complicated as it seems in the FSM?

If I'm not using the "Toyota hand-held tester" is it the same as bleeding any other car?

I suppose the hand held tester allows the process to become an easy one-man job by using pressure in the MC?

 

[AimCOtaco]

No, there is a way to do it without the computer tool. Search around here, there is a pump the pedal method but it's not the same as a standard system.

It is also recommended to activate the ABS several times before bleeding to get fresh fluid moving in those channels. I like to scavenge what I can from the reservoir with a vacuum pump and replace with fresh, then go out and activate the ABS a few times, then Bleed, then activate and bleed again.
This gets you pretty close to 99% new fluid in the system and you get to have some fun doing it. Just find a gravel parking area and go nuts.

 

[NoVaGator]

Thanks! Found it here:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/107389-front-rotor-removal-2.html

2nd post on page.

THAT post should be a sticky! I couldn't seem to find info that detailed in any other brake bleeding thread.

 

[AimCOtaco]

Yeah, that's the one, thanks for finding it again, I subscribed...

 

[PIPO]

Thanks for the link.