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Originally Posted by mtbtim
Hey Dudes, Sean and I did a brake fluid flush on Sean's rig. The FSM does say to immerse your drain tube into some brake fluid and I've also seen other videos like from Chris Fix and Eric the Car Guy who say this step is necessary. I had never heard of this before doing the flush on Sean's rig and I honestly don't think it's necessary. If you do everything correctly, you should not pull any air into your brake system. My thinking is this, if it were actually crucial to do this step, than you would technically have to start off with your drain tube evacuated of air as well.
Anyway, I would like to hear some comments regarding the whole drain tube immersed in brake fluid. I've never done this and I've always had good results with my brake bleeds so I'm taking the position it's not necessary. Maybe it's more of a back-up in case the person doing the brake pedal pumping lifts up on the pedal before you had a chance to close the bleeder.
Enjoy the show!
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ive done with and without the hose in fluid,
new to me 2001
questions :
1) someone else posted that you need a program to bleed these "newer" brakes, yet you dont use one, is it really needed ?
2) seans rig looks like it has the TBU, when I did it on my 2000 it was a bit of work to get rid of soft pedal. looks like you have no issues with it, was reluctant to try the TBU with the new style master cylinder, but I guess it must be ok. SO Sean....how is the brake pedal ?
3) it says sean switched to a 98 differential, was that to add an elocker ? Doesnt the 2001 and 2002 have a slightly different brake system and runs 2 hoses to the back, how did you go from two hoses to one hose ?
thanks to both you guys , your videos have been a big help, and just trying to learn more about this 2001 and planning upcoming mods, like a tbu.
