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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Trucks / October 2006Changing pads on ABS brake vehicles.
Anything special you have to do when changing the pads on a vehicle with ABS brakes?  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Anything special you have to do when changing the pads on a vehicle with ABS > brakes? Depends on the vehicle. Some want the accumulator bleed down(done by pumping the pedal, key off till pedal gets hard) None want you to push the caliper pistons in with out opening the bleeder first.. Whitelightning >> Anything special you have to do when changing the pads on a vehicle with > ABS [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Whitelightning I mentioned that once and received quite a few flames from people who said you don't have to do anything special. But I figure there is a lot of little valves and such up in that ABS system and I'd rather not push dirty fluid back up into them when I push the calipers back so I crack open the bleeders just a bit and let it squirt out there. Don't open them so much that you drain the system and let in air though. I've also started doing the same even for our non ABS car, I use that method to get some fresh fluid in. >>> Anything special you have to do when changing the pads on a vehicle with >> ABS [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > method > to get some fresh fluid in. Thanks guys. That is what I had heard. Now I know. One said to pinch off the brake line also, but I'm not crazy about crushing a brake line. As it gets older that could cause it to start breaking down inside. SignatureCurrent Rides (Yuma, Az) 2005 VN1600B2 Kawasaki Vulcan Mean Streak 2001 VLX600 Honda Shadow (for sale) 1996 VF750C Honda Magna (sold) 2003 FLTR Harley Road Glide (wife's bike) 1981 CM200T Honda Twin (project) Past Rides 1976 CL350 Honda 1986 VT500C Honda Shadow 1976 GL1000 Honda Goldwing 1984 VT700C Honda Shadow 1976 GL1000 Honda Goldwing 1981 XS650 Yamaha Heritage Special 198X KZ440LTD Kawasaki 1985 CX500 Honda 1981 FX 1200 Harley Super Glide 1969 SOHC CB750 Honda 198X GN250 Suzuki 1988 VLX600 Honda Shadow 1984 GL1200 Honda Goldwing 1997 FLHT Harley Electra Glide 2002 VRSCA Harley V-Rod ** I knew I forgot one or two 198X Seca 650 Turbo Yamaha -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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