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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 02:55 PM
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brake bleed order?

Anyone know the order to bleed the brakes as per the service manual?

Have the AMS SS brake lines coming and want to do the install myself but can't find the order to do it anywhere.

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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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Its the brake bleed farthest from master cylinder AFAIK
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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what he said..


so
1st rear passenger side
2nd rear driver side
3rd front passenger side
4th front Driver side

good rule of thumbs

also dont drain all the brake fluid out

Last edited by evil03; Jan 5, 2010 at 04:18 PM. Reason: typo
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by evil03
also dont drain all the break fluid out
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by evil03
what he said..


so
1st rear passenger side
2nd rear driver side
3rd front passenger side
4th front Driver side

good rule of thumbs

also dont drain all the break fluid out

Is that the right order as per mitsu or just the 'standard' order? The brake bleed order I've seen for other mitsu cars is usually an alternating diagonal pattern.

the evo 8 pattern is:

1. Passenger's side rear outside nipple
2. Passenger's side rear inside nipple
3. Driver's side front outside nipple
4. Driver's side front inside nipple
5. Driver's side rear outside nipple
6. Driver's side rear inside nipple
7. Passenger's side front outside nipple
8. Passenger's side front inside nipple

the evo x pattern is:

driver rear, passenger front, passenger rear, driver front

I'm using this guide:

http://www.joe250.com/cars/evo8/brak...ebleeding.html
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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for the evo 8 brake is because of the Brembo Brake setup 4 piston fronts and single piston rears and there a solid mount calipers not floating or moving
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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I did the order you posted Jer when I installed mine and have had no problems what so ever.
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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i usually bleed the furthest side to the master cylinder first
so if the cylinder is in the left side of the engine bay
my order will be R/R > L/R > R/F > L/F
make sure only bleed to the min every time so air wont get in
n dont over tight the bleeder srew!!
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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Honestly with ABS, I don't think order matters as much. If your just doing stainless lines, you probably only got air in the last few feet of each line and it will take only a few pumps per corner to finish up.
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