bleeding brakes

wetcmonkey

New Member
Registered VIP
5+ Year Member
well i know how ive done it before and now i ahve to do it again but ive used dot 5 as directed in forums, i kept reading looking for more info i have a 98 civic

do i need to bleed all four tires?
ppl say not to used dot 5 whice dot is it i use?
 

MasterShake

New Member
Registered VIP
Registered OG
5+ Year Member
10+ Year Member
1. yea,

2. DOT3 from my knowledge and bleed em like this: driver/front, pass/rear, pass/front, driver/rear.
 


wetcmonkey

New Member
Registered VIP
5+ Year Member
thatss funny i was told passenger right first and so on ohh well ill look on my manual but thank you! hmm dot 5....ut ohhh
 

MasterShake

New Member
Registered VIP
Registered OG
5+ Year Member
10+ Year Member
yea check the manual...
 


chunktwo

New Member
Registered VIP
5+ Year Member
according to the helms manual for 6th gen you start on:
1) pass/rear
2) driver/front
3) driver/rear
4) pass/front

page 19-7 of the helms
 

JiuJitsu_greg

New Member
Registered VIP
5+ Year Member
10+ Year Member
15+ Year Member
chunktwo said:
according to the helms manual for 6th gen you start on:
1) pass/rear
2) driver/front
3) driver/rear
4) pass/front

page 19-7 of the helms
I would rather check the Honda manual.
 

JiuJitsu_greg

New Member
Registered VIP
5+ Year Member
10+ Year Member
15+ Year Member
I would just get a huge one or two of the medium sized ones. It really doesn't take that much.
 

oc_civic

....................
Registered VIP
Registered OG
5+ Year Member
10+ Year Member
JiuJitsu_greg said:
I would rather check the Honda manual.
Helms manual IS a "shop manual"

you can imo basicly trust any data in there..
 

chadi

chuatZ
Registered VIP
5+ Year Member
"start with the wheel furthest from the master cylinder; almost always the rear passenger wheel, then goes to the rear driver's wheel, front passenger wheel, and finally the driver's front wheel; but see the technical manual for the vehicle in question for proper procedure."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_bleeding
 

oc_civic

....................
Registered VIP
Registered OG
5+ Year Member
10+ Year Member
chadi said:
"start with the wheel furthest from the master cylinder; almost always the rear passenger wheel, then goes to the rear driver's wheel, front passenger wheel, and finally the driver's front wheel; but see the technical manual for the vehicle in question for proper procedure."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_bleeding
:oh:
 


Top