What is the process for bleeding abs/traction unit
I've been searching for a week now trying to find the correct way to bleed the trac/abs unit in our cars. I cant seem to find a difinitive guide for it.
ive seen people say to use a special tool but nobody says WHAT the actual tool is. I've also heard someone say they 'made' one but again, no clear instructions on how.
others say to just start the car and the unit will run and i should bleed it with the car running.
then people say to jump 2 points on the relay controlling the motor but again, no real guide.
Some people say there is a way to do it with an OBDII scanner.
I've also read the 'take it on a dirt road and slam on the brakes' method but i'm not keen on trying that one
Is there a guide somewhere to show how to do it?
Also I assume the trac and abs unit is the same physical item, or at least have the same bleed location. The box holding the relays has space for 4 relays but my car only has 2 installed. I KNOW i have traction and abs because i've had both of them engage in the past and I also have the 'trac off' button under the dash, so my assumption is that both are controlled by the same thing. Unless i only have the throttle control for traction and not the brakes. I definitely have ABS though. THIS IS UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED lol
ive seen people say to use a special tool but nobody says WHAT the actual tool is. I've also heard someone say they 'made' one but again, no clear instructions on how.
others say to just start the car and the unit will run and i should bleed it with the car running.
then people say to jump 2 points on the relay controlling the motor but again, no real guide.
Some people say there is a way to do it with an OBDII scanner.
I've also read the 'take it on a dirt road and slam on the brakes' method but i'm not keen on trying that one

Is there a guide somewhere to show how to do it?
Also I assume the trac and abs unit is the same physical item, or at least have the same bleed location. The box holding the relays has space for 4 relays but my car only has 2 installed. I KNOW i have traction and abs because i've had both of them engage in the past and I also have the 'trac off' button under the dash, so my assumption is that both are controlled by the same thing. Unless i only have the throttle control for traction and not the brakes. I definitely have ABS though. THIS IS UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED lol
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