Ok, I know when you are bleeding brakes, typically you use the farthest from the source first method. Why am I bleeding the rear passenger side first then ? When I was changing out my rear end, I noticed that the main hard line comes to the rear passenger side first and then T's off from there and heads over to the rear drivers side. Wouldn't that make the rear drivers side the farthest ? I have bled the brakes before on both of my late model Mustangs with no problems what so ever, but should I change my order to rear drivers side first ? It just seems like it doesn't make sense.
Bleeding brakes, farthest first ?
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bullittarchive says the right is the furthest from the master cylinder. even though the line Ts off, the added distance (master on drivers side, other caliper on passenger) might still be further away despite the T.
bullittarchive says the right is the furthest from the master cylinder. even though the line Ts off, the added distance (master on drivers side, other caliper on passenger) might still be further away despite the T.
I always go furthest in distance in brake line lenght first.
Mustang's rear lines have changed a bit though. The 94-95's used one line running down the center of the body to a single rubber hose jumping to the axle. Then there was a T on the axle itself running left and right along the axle to the brakes.
96-98 run the single line down the pass side to a T located on the body. Then the split lines run along the underside of the trunk to soft lines that jump to the caliper.
99-04 uses two separate rear lines since the ABS was changed to 4-channel in order to operate the rear brakes independantly for the traction control. The lines run down the outside of the body to soft lines and to the individual calipers.
With that said, i bleed the brakes with the farthest distance in brake line lenght to the MC. SO that would mean for the 94-95 and 99-04 cars, it would be the pass side first, but for the 96-98 cars it would be the driver's side rear
Mustang's rear lines have changed a bit though. The 94-95's used one line running down the center of the body to a single rubber hose jumping to the axle. Then there was a T on the axle itself running left and right along the axle to the brakes.
96-98 run the single line down the pass side to a T located on the body. Then the split lines run along the underside of the trunk to soft lines that jump to the caliper.
99-04 uses two separate rear lines since the ABS was changed to 4-channel in order to operate the rear brakes independantly for the traction control. The lines run down the outside of the body to soft lines and to the individual calipers.
With that said, i bleed the brakes with the farthest distance in brake line lenght to the MC. SO that would mean for the 94-95 and 99-04 cars, it would be the pass side first, but for the 96-98 cars it would be the driver's side rear
it really depends on what you replaced, and if the fluid ran low.
some repairs all thats needed is to bleed one corner. sometimes you have to go deeper into it and do a abs service bleed.
some repairs all thats needed is to bleed one corner. sometimes you have to go deeper into it and do a abs service bleed.
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