Probably going to bleed my brakes tonight to try and get back some pedal firmness. Any tips or anything unusual to look out for on the EF's?

Also, which wheel do you start with and then what order afterwards?

 

tip #1 : use 2 people.
tip #2 : get a manual of some sort.

Thats about it. (I was the pedal pusher when we did mine...so I cant really tell you beyond that, but I know those two tips will help you out a ton

-Jake

 

i've heard a few different things on the brake bleeding order. i always start from the furtherest caliper away from the reservoir and work my way closer. i've also heard that hondas have a system and you should do it differently than that...

but i go... pass. rear, driver's rear, pass. front, driver's front. that seems to work for me...

 

2 tips.......

speed bleeders

RR-LF-LR-RF

 

On such an old car, it may not be a good idea to go pushing the pedal all the way down while bleeding, there is alot of residue (gunk) that is in your MC that the piston seals don't ever reach- when you push the pedal down fully (w/ open bleeder) you will drag the seals over this gunk and likely cause your seals to fail rather quickly. Many times new fluid in an old,neglected brake system can cause MC failure. You can bleed by just cracking open the bleeder and letting it gravity bleed- sometimes a slight push on the pedal is necessary to clear rust that builds up in the bleeder screw to get things flowing.

 

Never thought of that. Maybe that's the reason a friend of mine had to replace his MC after he bled everything.