fullymatted.
Back to search
Rennlist

Advice pls: Brake bleed + new pads, bleed first?

Add to repair workspace
Open repair workspace
Original source
7 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCHAdvice pls: Brake bleed + new pads, bleed first?

Leading reported evidence

Check logic here

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context

Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

Asking to check my logic here.

Original post Read captured discussion
Advice pls: Brake bleed + new pads, bleed first?
Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'Check logic here' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check logic here' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 7 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Compare 1 other evidence results

Clean when i push back into the system

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context

Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

My thinking is to bleed all around first, so the fluid is clean when I push back into the system when compressing the front calipers to fit new pads.

Original post Read captured discussion
Advice pls: Brake bleed + new pads, bleed first?
Frequently discussed actions (2)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Check logic here

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

Asking to check my logic here.

Original post Read captured discussion
Advice pls: Brake bleed + new pads, bleed first?

Clean when i push back into the system

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

My thinking is to bleed all around first, so the fluid is clean when I push back into the system when compressing the front calipers to fit new pads.

Original post Read captured discussion
Advice pls: Brake bleed + new pads, bleed first?
Coverage and how to read this overview

Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.

7 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

  • Rennlist: 1 discussions

0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.

0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.

Generation: 20261027T044418Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Asking to check my logic here. Putting on new front pads/rotors this weekend; also need to bleed brakes to get some fresh fluid in calipers. My thinking is to bleed all around first, so the fluid is clean when I push back into the system when compressing the front calipers to fit new pads. Downside is I may siphon out some newer fluid from reservoir after pad installation, but shouldn't be too much. Any advice here? Is this completely off base? Thanks all --

POST 3Original post

Quotes source post: 11980633

I've always bled the brakes after the pad (and rotor) change. You won't push the fluid that far back in the system when you push the pistons into the calipers. Be sure you monitor the fluid level in the reservoir so you don't push fluid out the reservoir as you shove the pistons back to make room for the new pads. Before bleeding the techs siphon out some old fluid from the brake fluid reservoir to reduce the amount of new fluid required to flush/bleed the system. I've not done this as a bit more fluid doesn't make any difference to me. Don't forget after you flush/bleed the brakes you flush/bleed the clutch if you have a manual equipped car.

POST 4Original post

Also pump the breaks a few times before you start moving. You don't want to be rolling forward or backward and realize you don't have breaks! You probably already know.

POST 5Original post

Quotes source post: 11980689

Very true...don't ask how I know

POST 6Original post

My thoughts: http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articl...rakebleed.html In the end, it really doesn't matter, so many ways to do it.

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks for the comments. Ended up sticking with my initial plan. Also agree it probably doesn't matter that much either way unless your fluid is really dirty.

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.