mortskeg
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Washington State
Hi everyone!
The vehicle is a stock '93 country
I'll start by saying sorry if this had been covered in detail already. If so, I've had a hard time searching for it (three letters in ABS) and would appreciate a link if someone remembers the thread. Anyhow, here's my situation:
A week ago I had my front right brake start dragging and heated up the whole deal. I managed to pull the wheel off, unlock the caliper, and get the thing home. After searching the
, I started with the cheapest solution- and regreased the caliper pins and slides. All was well for a bit but I had the brakes lock back up yesterday. I pulled the calipers, and slapped some rebuilt units on last night. I vacuum bled the front twice, and went on a test drive. The brakes are pretty good, but I think that the pedal can be a bit firmer. So today I will go buy some more brake fluid and do all four corners, starting with the RR, LR, RF, LF.
So- I guess my question is, are there any special considerations to be given when bleeding the system on a vehicle with ABS? Special procedures? I changed the front pads and vacuum bleed all four when I bought the jeep, and it has been working fine in that year and a half. Should simply bleeding all four corners firm up my pedal? (I do have the calipers installed right side up).
Also there was mention on bleeding by volume when using a vacuum bleeder. I didn't know if someone would know approx how much fluid they pull through to the right rear before calling it good. I like the idea of this, because when I vacuum bleed I always get bubbles the whole time (around the threads, etc)
Thanks in advance!
The vehicle is a stock '93 country
I'll start by saying sorry if this had been covered in detail already. If so, I've had a hard time searching for it (three letters in ABS) and would appreciate a link if someone remembers the thread. Anyhow, here's my situation:
A week ago I had my front right brake start dragging and heated up the whole deal. I managed to pull the wheel off, unlock the caliper, and get the thing home. After searching the
, I started with the cheapest solution- and regreased the caliper pins and slides. All was well for a bit but I had the brakes lock back up yesterday. I pulled the calipers, and slapped some rebuilt units on last night. I vacuum bled the front twice, and went on a test drive. The brakes are pretty good, but I think that the pedal can be a bit firmer. So today I will go buy some more brake fluid and do all four corners, starting with the RR, LR, RF, LF.So- I guess my question is, are there any special considerations to be given when bleeding the system on a vehicle with ABS? Special procedures? I changed the front pads and vacuum bleed all four when I bought the jeep, and it has been working fine in that year and a half. Should simply bleeding all four corners firm up my pedal? (I do have the calipers installed right side up).
Also there was mention on bleeding by volume when using a vacuum bleeder. I didn't know if someone would know approx how much fluid they pull through to the right rear before calling it good. I like the idea of this, because when I vacuum bleed I always get bubbles the whole time (around the threads, etc)
Thanks in advance!
