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bleeding brakes - car on or off?
Monday, June 26, 2006 3:54 PM
which?



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Re: bleeding brakes - car on or off?
Monday, June 26, 2006 4:40 PM
I bleed em with the car off and a budy in the drivers seat.

Takes all of 30 minutes, 45 it you take it slow and easy.

Jackalope reccomends doing it with the car running, so the power booster does all the work for you.


-Chris

Re: bleeding brakes - car on or off?
Monday, June 26, 2006 5:34 PM
Off. Fluid should flow slow, smoothe, and gently. Besides, I wouldn't call pushing the pedal down "work".



Re: bleeding brakes - car on or off?
Monday, June 26, 2006 10:15 PM
if your bleeding the brakes, might as well bleed all the old fluid out and add synthetic

the synth is clear, so you will know when it flows through

i did it in my old car, it was sweet
Re: bleeding brakes - car on or off?
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 5:29 AM
I do it with the car running as it makes pushing the peddle a whole lot easier! Been doing it this way for almost 20 years now and I've never had one single issue at all. Can't tell you how many hundreds of cars I've done this way too. The old mechanic at the Exxon station I worked at in high school showed it to me and it made perfect sence so I've stuck with it.

You can do it with the car off in the end you get the same results with the brakes but you also get a tired leg.





Semper Fi SAINT. May you rest in peace.



Re: bleeding brakes - car on or off?
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:29 PM
45 minutes???? takes my 5, 10 at the most. Russel performance sells speed bleeders. crank um and push the pedal. done.....Event turned me on to them



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