im the haynes manual it says i only have to bleed where i disconnected the brake line.... which would mean only where i changed my caliper, is this true? everyone i've asked even people at auto stores said i should bleed @ every wheel, i have drums in the back and discs in the front ... should i bleed the fronts since im changing the pads on the fronts? or should i bleed the fronts n back? thx

 

You really should bleed all brake lines starting from furthest wheel from master cyl. to closest

 

do all 4. it doesnt take that much longer to do 4 anyways.

 

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No this is the wrong way on a Honda....I forgot what is the right way but I know this is wrong.

 

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no its not, thats how u bleed brakes on every car. dont say someone is wrong unless u can back it up

 

the whole bleeding the brakes thing has been covered many times...BUT to answer the original poster's question...when i changed my caliper when i still had stock in the front, all i had to bleed was the one i changed...

 

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no its not, thats how u bleed brakes on every car. don't say someone is wrong unless u can back it up</TD></TR></TABLE>

well actually it kind of is, you start furthest, closest, second furthest, second close
or in an EG back right, front left, back left, front right.

And to answer the question yes you have to bleed all lines of you will have air in them.

 

The manual tells you how to do it. Just do it like that and you will be fine. When I changed my caliper, I did them all. It is a better idea to do this.

-Shane

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fasthatchb18c1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">back right, front left, back left, front right.</TD></TR></TABLE>
This is the proper bleeding order. Hondas use diagonal brake channels.

 

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or in an EG back right, front left, back left, front right.</TD></TR></TABLE>
really? i never did mine like that i have no problem.

i did mine back right, back left, front right, front left

thats how i was taught to do it and thats how i did it on my car and my friend did on his teg and no problems

 

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well actually it kind of is, you start furthest, closest, second furthest, second close
or in an EG back right, front left, back left, front right.

And to answer the question yes you have to bleed all lines of you will have air in them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

this is correct for a dual diagonal system. I have done it all sorts of ways and it doesn't really matter. Unless you depress the caliper with the bleeder open you aren't getting all of the crap out of the caliper anyway. It takes on a different weight once contaminated and the clean fluid will flow right over the really nasty stuff.

As to the OP's question. If you clamp off the hose before you disconnect the caliper then youcan just bleed the one wheel. If the car could use it or you just let the hose drip then do them all.

 

It also depends on abs or non abs b/c of the hcu but word off advice never clamp off a brake hose

 

why would you say to never clamp off a brake hose?

 

^^^^^^^^^You may pinch the brake line and cut it, or cause a weak spot and have the line spring a leak under breaking ....