Gen 1 LS V8 Springs for shocks/struts

04_Sport_LS said:
Just take it to the dealer... And for $100 they'll pressure bleed the whole system. All fresh fluid from stem to stern... And no worries about air getting stuck in the ABS actuator. :cool:
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Wouldn't one of them bleeder kits do pretty much the same thing?
 
DaleGrib said:
Wouldn't one of them bleeder kits do pretty much the same thing?
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It should, but I assume that the dealer would run the ABS to purge it too. (This may be a bad assumption.)
There is not much trapped in the ABS, so it probably doesn't matter anyway. If you have Forscan you should be able to cycle it out anyway.

I do a full bleed of mine every time I change the pads, so I'm not concerned about the ABS.
 
joegr said:
It should, but I assume that the dealer would run the ABS to purge it too. (This may be a bad assumption.)
There is not much trapped in the ABS, so it probably doesn't matter anyway. If you have Forscan you should be able to cycle it out anyway.

I do a full bleed of mine every time I change the pads, so I'm not concerned about the ABS.
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I have tried to do ABS Bleed with forscan and for some reason it's not working with it on the 2001. Maybe it was not available on the Gen 1? Cause I have never got any ABS codes on this car so if it should work what could be causing it not to bleed via forscan. I know I have done it on a Gen 2 and it worked fine but this Gen 1 is a no go so far.
 
That's probably something best to ask on the Forscan forum.
 
04_Sport_LS said:
What kit? You mean one of the squeeze hand pump things? They don't work that well. Sometimes hard to get a good seal... So the pump suck air instead of fluid.
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Was thinking of just using a tube and a bottle and bleeding each wheel. I know it will take time but if do it for a while over time the system will flush out. It will flush out good enough or at least I think. Could I use 4 bottles and tubes and do all the wheels at the same time? I mean obviously have someone up at the front keeping an eye on the fluid in the reservoir. I just purchased a gallon of brake fluid so I think I will have more than enough to flush the crap out of it all.
 
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DaleGrib said:
Was thinking of just using a tube and a bottle ...
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I have a hand vacuum pump. That just makes it a little faster. I have done what you are saying, just a plastic tube over the bleeder and into a bottle to keep air from being sucked back in. That worked fine too. The only problems I ever had with that was sometimes having to put some sealant on the bleeder threads to keep air from being sucked in there. You can get speed bleeders that have a sealant patch on them and have a built-in check valve. (They replace the bleeder screws on the calipers.) I have those, and they work great.
 
joegr said:
I have a hand vacuum pump. That just makes it a little faster. I have done what you are saying, just a plastic tube over the bleeder and into a bottle to keep air from being sucked back in. That worked fine too. The only problems I ever had with that was sometimes having to put some sealant on the bleeder threads to keep air from being sucked in there. You can get speed bleeders that have a sealant patch on them and have a built-in check valve. (They replace the bleeder screws on the calipers.) I have those, and they work great.
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I have a set coming Friday thanks for that. I watched a video and they sure do seem to make it easier. So if I do the bleed long enough since I have a gallon of fluid then most everything should clean out the system.
 
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