delbert brecht <halfsour@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> 2000 Honda CRV EX with MT, ABS.
>
> The owners manual says nothing. The service manual says brakes are
> bled as in regular car EXCEPT that the two front brakes are bled first
> not the diagonally opposed brakes which is the way I usually do them.
> The SM says (page 19-37) "Brake fluid replacement and air bleeding
> procedures are the same as for vehicles without ABS." Does this
> correspond with real world experience that the readers of this
> newsgroup have? Anything to add or cautions.
No real-world experience with that system here, but I've done some study
of
the diagrams in the RSX Service Manual. The RSX has the same ABS system as
your CR-V, including the wheel bleed sequence.
The newer Honda ABS system is different from Honda's original system in
that it does not have its own fluid supply. The system is instead
described
as being of the "recirculating" type. This means the same fluid moves
between both ABS and non-ABS sides of the system, with a pump performing
the recirculation... only when the ABS is activated. When the ABS is not
activated, the fluid on the ABS side is static and unchanging.
The RSX manual says that air bleeding the ABS side requires use of the
Honda PGM Tester to activate the ABS so as to force fluid circulation
through the ABS side back to the master cylinder. It says this at the
bottom of the page which describes the ABS Control Unit (19-41).
Most people don't have a Honda PGM Tester, of course.
I have found a handy non-PGM Tester way to force activation of the ABS:
Drive about 25mph on an /empty/ road with gravel shoulders. Run the right
side of the car onto the shoulder, then apply the brakes until you hear
the
ABS activate. Let the ABS growl for a few seconds. When it safe the do so,
cross the road and use the shoulder on the other side for the left wheels.
You'd need to bleed once, do the ABS activation, then bleed again.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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