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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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Bled brakes incorrectly, now what

I did not follow the order in which for whatever reason evos are suppose to have, pedal kinda feels like butt. did from back to front, furthest from the master, Do I need to evacuate all of the fluid now? Or simply do a few pump pump bleeds?
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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I don't follow the order either. Stuck with what I know, and have been doing it from furthest to closest of the master cyclinder. Works fine for the last 5 years I've owned the car. You may just have injested some air in the system. Rebleed and see what happens
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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your suppose to follow that order...but it shouldn't actually make a difference.

you must still have air in the lines just re bleed
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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make sure you keep the res topped off while bleeding, could be sucking air in between. My first time took me forever lol
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 08:37 AM
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use the motive bleeder and youll have 0 issues...
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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A scan tool to activate the abs solenoids would probably help to purge any extra air, but who has one of those? LOL
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by OfaceGrimmins
A scan tool to activate the abs solenoids would probably help to purge any extra air, but who has one of those? LOL
I do.. at work.
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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so much work to get under and do it all over again =( did a full fluid flush, I dont see how there could still be air in the lines.
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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Make sure there are no holes in the lines and fluid leaking. Also be sure that all of the connections are tight especially if you changed any of the lines. Might want to double check the clutch line as well just as an insurance since it gets it fluid from the master as well.
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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Stating the obvious here...but there are two bleed screws on the calipers, you started with the inside pistons and moved to the outer from there, right?
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by chu
I don't follow the order either. Stuck with what I know.
sounds like a plan

Originally Posted by Montu
your suppose to follow that order...but it shouldn't actually make a difference.
why not?
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by OfaceGrimmins
Stating the obvious here...but there are two bleed screws on the calipers, you started with the inside pistons and moved to the outer from there, right?
I was doing whatever bleeder was further from the master.
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by blkmkIII
I was doing whatever bleeder was further from the master.
What he is referring to is that there are two bleeder screws for each caliper. So you have a total of eight (8) bleeders to do a proper brake bleed.
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