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04-11-2021, 01:18 PM
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Drives: 2018 2SS 1LE in Nightfall Gray Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Pasadena, MD
Posts: 213
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Torched my Rotors, Need to bleed the lines after repair?
Title says it all. Got lazy and did not check inner pads on front rotors and wore both down to the metal backing plates, leaving my rotors looking like an old record. Have new rotors/pads on order and will be replacing them myself. I do not plan on opening the brake reservoir and will of course be hanging the calipers from the springs. Is bleeding them an absolute, or should I be ok without it?
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04-16-2021, 12:24 PM
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Drives: Track prepped 2018 Camaro ZL1 (a10) Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Victoria B.C. Canada
Posts: 1,384
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I bleed my brakes after every track session, better to be safe than sorry as well as maximize performance at the same time
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2018 ZL1; Mag 2650 and 2 inch LT Headers , every SPL suspension upgrade, MCS 2 way coilovers, sway bars, square SC3R 325's all the way around, and multiple brake cooling upgrades
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04-17-2021, 09:32 PM
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Drives: '19 SS 1LE/'19 Rubicon/'20 AT4 Join Date: May 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 505
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You left out key components that would help determine how important a bleed/exchange would be: 1) how long has the current fluid been in there? 2) what kind is it? 3) how has your car been driven? 4) how do you plan on driving it going forward? If it’s a good quality fluid and you’re just doing street driving then the fluid is probably fine ... if you’ve been beating it up and expect to be cooking the brakes a lot more, lean towards a bleed. Remember, a lot of this stuff doesn’t have an exactly known point of failure but better to lean towards safe. Also, when you put on the new rotors/pads, watch your master cylinder... the fluid level will go up and if you had it topped off, it’ll likely overflow since you’re moving from backing plates to a full pad.
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04-18-2021, 07:28 AM
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 Drives: 2019 SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 95
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04-18-2021, 08:30 AM
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Drives: 2017 SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Florida
Posts: 617
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Sure he means event or weeknd. I do the same, 4-5 pumps let bleeder screw, and... Allows me give a good visual to suspension, rims, tires
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