NON XJ ABS brake pad replacement

[wilcharl]

I am going to put new pads on a relatives caravan. in the past on cars with abs i have always opened the bleeder screw and compressed the piston. This resulted in the need to bleed the brakes after. A mechanic friend told me just to do the C-clamp thing with the master cylinder cap off... This would avoid opening the system and the need to bleed them..

i am scared to do this with the abs... i have heard the ABS module does not like old brake fluid going into reverse ...

any insight on this guys??

[sidriptide]

no idea.. wrong forum for a non-XJ related tech question too.

[CanMan]

We do the C clamp way at work about 5 times daily on ABS cars, they are fine afterwards. Just press back the piston, slip in the pads, and turn the rotors.

You may want to suck the old fluid out of the resivour, and add some new fluid. No need to bleed the brakes.

[UNCC_99XJ]

We do the C clamp way at work about 5 times daily on ABS cars, they are fine afterwards. Just press back the piston, slip in the pads, and turn the rotors.

You may want to suck the old fluid out of the resivour, and add some new fluid. No need to bleed the brakes.

Yup, did it that way on a buddies X-Terra w/ ABS not too long ago....no problems at all.

[mattmankow]

Before removing the caliper insert a pry bar or long screwdriver in between the inboard pad and the rotor. Pry the pad back towards the caliper's piston and you got it. Faster than the c clamp too.
The only vehicle you have to open bleeders on is 88 and up GM trucks and SUV's.

[CanMan]

The only vehicle you have to open bleeders on is 88 and up GM trucks and SUV's.

Very untrue. Like I said, at work, we never open up any bleeder screws for ABS or NON ABS cars or trucks. I work for a Pontiac Buick GMC stealership, and I do do some brakes, but mostly engine performance and repair. The 2 brake guys, along with others in the shop who do brakes, never open up the hydrulic system to squeeze the pistons in the calipers back.