Brake bleed service manual?

[Mirageman38]

What's up with the brake bleed order in the service manual? I have never done this before but it seems to go against normal internet wisdom!

[Christopher_B]

It seems that perhaps the RR/LF are on a circuit and the LR/RF are on a circuit. This way if a line blew in either circuit you would still have a front brake and rear brake operational on opposite corners. This is a pretty common setup on my Chrysler K-car derivatives and the bleed pattern is the same. To my knowledge bleeding generally starts at the wheel furthest away from the master cylinder on most vehicles.

[jbarr]

Not sure about internet wisdom, but was common to me

[Fummins]

I guess I don't read enough service manuals. I typically start with the furthest wheel from the master(is that still politically correct to say? I noticed they now use the term primary bedroom in real estate listings now....) cylinder, then the next furthest and so on...ending with the lf wheel. I'm sure I recall using a vacuum bleeder(ha) that said to start at the closest wheel. I don't bleed brakes very often so haven't had to deal with that crap in years.

[Mirageman38]

You don't normally do the fleet ones every 3 years or whatever?

[Fummins]

You don't normally do the fleet ones every 3 years or whatever?

Nope. I’m going to hell aren’t I?

[mohammad]

It seems that perhaps the RR/LF are on a circuit and the LR/RF are on a circuit. This way if a line blew in either circuit you would still have a front brake and rear brake operational on opposite corners. This is a pretty common setup on my Chrysler K-car derivatives and the bleed pattern is the same. To my knowledge bleeding generally starts at the wheel furthest away from the master cylinder on most vehicles.

This sort of would explain a question i asked on here awhile ago about front and rear axle brake bias here: https://mirageforum.com/forum/showth...-Brakes-engage

[allrock]

i think the golden rule is from farthest to closest wheel.