[Shotimes] Brake Bleeding w/ ABS?

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

Nathan:
 You can forget about braking on gravel to cycle the ABS. It sounds like it
would work and I don't know why it does not. I have done this many times and
got NO air out of the ABS. Only the dealer can cycle the valves in the HCU
properly. There are 4, one for each wheel. I never go to the dealer and even
I had this done by Ford. It did not help my problem but I know it was done
properly?
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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.
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Nathan
> 93 ATX