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Rules For Effective Bleeding

RULES FOR EFFECTIVE BLEEDING
1) Pressure is not applied to suction pipe by depressing brake pedal. When any of the following are performed, bleed air from suction pipe by air bleeding control operation.

NOTE: For TCS vehicle, suction pipe is installed between master cylinder and hydraulic unit to allow flow of brake fluid between them during ABS and TCS operation.

(1) When brake pipe is disconnected from master cylinder.
(2) When brake pipe between hydraulic unit and master cylinder is disconnected.
(3) When fluid is emptied from reservoir tank.

2) The time interval between two brake pedal operations (from the time when the pedal is released to the time when it is depressed another time) shall be approximately 3 seconds.
3) The air bleeder on each brake shall be released for 1 to 2 seconds.