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Do I have to pump down the "bomb" before bleeding brakes?

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Old 08-18-2004, 12:00 PM
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Default Do I have to pump down the "bomb" before bleeding brakes?
Procedure?

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Might want to do a pressure bleed of the brakes... the old pump the pedal method is wack
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That is what the speed bleeders are for......
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Default You'll get a better bleed if you do.
With the car off, pump the pedal 20 or 30 times to defeat the bomb. It'll get hard after a while but keep going until your quads are gonna explode.

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