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Rear Brake pad- removal

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Posted by: Frat-man-du

Do you really need to "Remove the rear disc brake caliper flow bolt?"

This require a bleed of the system.

I need to replace the rotors and pads and according the Lincoln Manual this is the way to go. I have done my T-Bird, Mustang and Ford E-150 and never had to bleed the system for pads and / or rotor replace.

Any thoughts gang?

Posted by: buddylee

I didn't when I replaced the rotor and pads

Posted by: my95mark8

Pads and rotor replacement should require bleeding the system.

Posted by: Frat-man-du

Even the fronts?

Posted by: JC1994

I have never bled the brakes when replacing the pads. you don't need to if you don't open the bleeders. all I do is use a turkey baster to remove some brake fluid from the master cylinder so when you compress the calipers it doesn't overflow. I just did the brakes my on my Mark and they work great.

Posted by: MediumD

Changing pads & rotors shouldn't require bleeding the system, period.

Posted by: rmac694203

yep. Just don't leave the system open for too long as brake fluid absorbs moisture.

Posted by: Frat-man-du

Quote:

Originally Posted by JC1994

I have never bled the brakes when replacing the pads. you don't need to if you don't open the bleeders. all I do is use a turkey baster to remove some brake fluid from the master cylinder so when you compress the calipers it doesn't overflow. I just did the brakes my on my Mark and they work great.

Oh that's why they tell you to do that. I always pull out the old fluid and put in fresh and then let the bleeders gravity drip for a bit, then top off .

Posted by: JC1994

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Originally Posted by Frat-man-du

Oh that's why they tell you to do that. I always pull out the old fluid and put in fresh and then let the bleeders gravity drip for a bit, then top off .

yeah, when I'm done with replacing the pads, I remove all the old brake fluid I can from the resovoir and put new Valvoline synthetic brake fluid in the resovoir.