Brake Job - Washer on brake lines

[rtbrick]

My Haynes manual says to use new washers on the brake lines when doing a brake job. I only intended to bleed the brakes, remove the caliper and replace pads, resurface rotor and put it all back together. Will I have to remove brake lines and thus need washers? Does flushing the lines require removing the lines (or is it done through the bleeder fitting? Advice please.

[stef8]

You do not need to remove the lines to replace pads and resurface rotors.

Just loosen the bleeders.

 

That is the proper way to do it.

 

Stef

[redvett]

My Haynes manual says to use new washers on the brake lines when doing a brake job.  I only intended to bleed the brakes, remove the caliper and replace pads, resurface rotor and put it all back together.  Will I have to remove brake lines and thus need washers?  Does flushing the lines require removing the lines (or is it done through the bleeder fitting?  Advice please.

 

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First of all chuck the Haynes manual and get a Helms factory manual. Its correct info. Haynes is a general application and not accurate.

 

http://www.helminc.com/helm/homepage.asp?r...ieas&fl=0&x=wrt

 

Second, Bleed the brakes before you do anything else to flush the dirty fluid out of the system. If you dont you have a good chance of destroying your ABS unit. You do not have to remove any of the lines if the system is working OK. Bleeding the brakes only requires keeping the MC full and opening the bleeders and let gravity do the rest until clean fluid comes out. DO NOT let MC go dry in the process.

[rtbrick]

Bleeding the brakes only requires keeping the MC full and opening the bleeders and let gravity do the rest until clean fluid comes out. DO NOT let MC go dry in the process.

 

You say let gravity do the work. I don't have to pump the brake pedal?

[stef8]

It is much faster with the "pedal pumping" method. This is also the recommended method in the Helm manual.

 

Start with the right rear, then left rear, right front and finally left front.

 

Just don't let the master cylinder go dry in the process.

 

Stef