Brake Bleed order 1996 LS400
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Brake Bleed order 1996 LS400
Hi all, I just got a 1996 LS400 with 140K on it. You would not know it looking at the interior at least. All major service seems to have been done on it but the brakes are a little light. There is no squealing or brake light on and the fluid looks a little weak so I thought I would bleed them. Does anyone know the proper order for this generation LS400?
I spent yesterday taking off some ill advised window tint. Now if I could just find some stock wheels and a couple of small trim pieces I would be happy!
I spent yesterday taking off some ill advised window tint. Now if I could just find some stock wheels and a couple of small trim pieces I would be happy!
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Well if you're gonna bleed it, proper way is to start from the wheel furthest away from the master cylinder. Right rear, then left rear, right front, then left front... funny thing is, at work, we start from any wheel, doesn't matter which one we start from or end. You should get new fluid in your whole system though, suck all the old fluid out and replace with new fluid and gravity bleed it.
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Thanks all. I do want to bleed them because I suspect broken down fluid. I believe the tutorial actually said to do the driver side rear first instead of passenger side for first generations because the fluid actually travels further to get there, so it is not the standard order for first gen cars. Wondering if that little anomaly carried over into second gen ls400s.
BTW I have a mini vac, it has been a while since I used it but it does make bleeding brakes a one man operation.
BTW I have a mini vac, it has been a while since I used it but it does make bleeding brakes a one man operation.
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USE of MITYVAC MATTERS!!!!!
Well if you're gonna bleed it, proper way is to start from the wheel furthest away from the master cylinder. Right rear, then left rear, right front, then left front... funny thing is, at work, we start from any wheel, doesn't matter which one we start from or end. You should get new fluid in your whole system though, suck all the old fluid out and replace with new fluid and gravity bleed it.
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Well if you're gonna bleed it, proper way is to start from the wheel furthest away from the master cylinder. Right rear, then left rear, right front, then left front... funny thing is, at work, we start from any wheel, doesn't matter which one we start from or end. You should get new fluid in your whole system though, suck all the old fluid out and replace with new fluid and gravity bleed it.
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