[Shotimes] Brake Bleeding w/ ABS?

Ian Fisher ianf@eden.rutgers.edu
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:43:11 -0400


Nope..wilwoods...The superlite IIA calipers have 2 bleed screws each.

Ian


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Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:51 AM
To: Nathan Brown; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Brake Bleeding w/ ABS?


If you are implying that the other 2 are for the hydraulic clutch, the
SHO has a clutch cable.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Brown" <nkb5f@hotmail.com>
To: <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:15 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Brake Bleeding w/ ABS?


> Thanks Ian,
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> Don't complain about the 2 extra bleeder screws though.. I only wish I

> had
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> clutch to bleed! (ATX ugh....) :)
>
> Nathan
> 93 ATX
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> >From: "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
> >To: "'Nathan Brown'" <nkb5f@hotmail.com>, <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Brake Bleeding w/ ABS?
> >Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 00:10:42 -0400
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> >Air and old fluid can get trapped in the HCU, so yup, you got it.
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> >I usually just bleed them and that's it. They tend to get better over

> >a 2 day span or so. I have 6 bleed screws to contend with on my car 
> >so it gets to be a pain. :)
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> >Ian
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Nathan Brown
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:34 PM
> >To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: [Shotimes] Brake Bleeding w/ ABS?
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> >I was poking around on SHOforum for advice on the correct order to 
> >bleed the brakes and came across a thread that mentioned that a 
> >special Ford gizmo may
> >be necessary to properly flush the ABS system.
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> >One guy suggested that to completely flush the system, first flush 
> >the system once, actuate the ABS system with several hard stops on a 
> >gravel surface, then flushing the brakes again.. Is there any reason 
> >to do this?? Could old fluid be trapped within the ABS actuating 
> >system that doesn't get
> >flushed otherwise?
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> >Thanks in advance,
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> >Nathan
> >93 ATX
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