Clutch / Brake bleeding question (ATE Blue)

[SpdFreak]

Yesterday I bleed the brakes and clutch with ATE Racing Blue brake fluid.

First the clutch, then the rear calipers, next the fronts, did all four corners again till all blue came through, then back to the clutch.
Used the two person method with a tube and a catch bottle.

For the clutch: Pumped 3 times, held on the third, opened closed the bleeder, took pressure off the pedal and picked it up from the floor. Made sure the fluid was to the top of the reservoir the whole time.

For the brakes: Pumped 3 times, held on the third, opened closed the bleeder, took pressure off the pedal.


Brakes felt great, till I intentionally induced ABS to kick in on wet leaves.
They now feel good, but not as great as they did till I induced ABS. Maybe old and new fluid mixed....

Any way to bleed the ABS portion of the brake system?

How can I be sure there isn't air in the clutch line? (There shouldn't be, rather be safe.)
Also to note it seemed like fluid came out of the threads when i was bleeding the clutch line. Could have been from yhe tube not sealing tight to the bleeder but I think it was from the threads. Any issue there?

Thanks.

[SpdFreak]

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[TopazM3]

Unless you have Mazda computer to cycle the ABS, the only real way to cycle the ABS is to activate it on a slippery surface. If you think the pedal is not right, you should rebleed.

[RichB]

I know when bleeding the brakes, the pedal doesn't initially go to the floor until you open the bleeder. When the pedal hits the floor, that's when you want to close the bleeder. I'm pretty sure that the clutch doesn't work this way since the pedal will go down to the floor right away.

How do you know when to close the clutch bleeder before air backs in there?

[SpdFreak]

A week later and after inducing ABS the clutch feels great and i think the brakes are fine too. Hard to test in cold conditions.

[TopazM3]

Originally Posted by SpdFreak A week later and after inducing ABS the clutch feels great and i think the brakes are fine too. Hard to test in cold conditions.

Glad it worked out for you!

[bacarl]

Bringing back old thread -- is 1L of fluid enough for brake and clutch bleed or is more needed when doing both systems?

[Roddiy]

Originally Posted by bacarl Bringing back old thread -- is 1L of fluid enough for brake and clutch bleed or is more needed when doing both systems?

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[SpdFreak]

Originally Posted by bacarl Bringing back old thread -- is 1L of fluid enough for brake and clutch bleed or is more needed when doing both systems?

Get two or more. For a full flush one may not be enough.

[Sid3wayS]

Well since this was revived from the dead where can one find the bleeder for the clutch?

[SpdFreak]

Originally Posted by Sid3wayS Well since this was revived from the dead where can one find the bleeder for the clutch?

On the gen1, remove the under tray and its near the red boot.