shawn (67.166.186.2) - Sun May 25 19:24:33 2008

Are there any special procedures when bleeding the brake system on a 2002 chevy s-10 extreme? Thanks

Reply #1 matt (12.189.32.57) - Wed Jun 18 16:52:41 2008

yes you have to turn the ignition on then apply steady pressure to the pedal (not pump) bleed right rear and then left rear.

turn ignition off and pump brakes 20-30 times

then turn ignittion back on and do right front and right left

then you're done

Reply #2 Jay Landsman (68.48.157.249) - Sun Jun 29 12:38:12 2008

Is tthis the same proceedure for a 1995 s10 chevy pick up

Reply #3 ben (72.78.246.154) - Tue Jul 15 18:11:07 2008

i'm also having an issue with my 91 s-10. i replaced lines from the master cylinder and both rear brakes, now i can't get a pedal. i've tried the ignition on bleed rears turn off pump 30 times turn on bleed front method, tried the standard pump and hold while bleeding rr, lr, rf, lf, tried pulling the brake fuse, tried using a vacuum pump to get fluid to the rear. nothing seems to work. i was told that the abs system will shut down once it senses a pressure loss and the only way to turn it back on is to have the vehicle computer hooked up to a scan tool. someone else says that's bull because the system isso simple that's not required and standard bleeding procedure should work. the weird thing is there doesn't seem to be air coming out of the bleeders, only fluid, yet i still can't get a firm pedal. wtf? can anyone out there help me solve this? i can't afford to take it to a shop and pay 60 bux an hour for labor.

Reply #4 gary (76.179.58.235) - Sun Mar 1 13:52:23 2009

I REPLACED THE REAR BREAK LINE FROM THE ABS TO THE FLEX HOSE AT THE REAR. I BLEED THE REAR BREAK BOTH SIDE I STILL HAVE A BREAK LIGHT ON THE DASH. I DO HAVE BREAKS AND EVERYTHING APPEARS TO WORK FINE. DO I HAVE AIR STILL AND HOW DO I GET IT OUT?

Reply #5 charla (72.198.5.149) - Thu Mar 12 05:16:23 2009

can anyone help me with how to bleed the hydraulic

clutch on a 1995 chevy ss

Reply #6 Craig (24.87.63.111) - Thu May 21 19:50:48 2009

For Gary: Removing the ABS hydraulic unit line, will add air into the ABS system, which make it much more difficult to bleed the brakes. Typically you would need a scan tool, to cycle the ABS solenoids, and purge the air. If you have a working brake pedal, you could drive the vehicle and apply a few hard stops to activate the ABS. This will release the air in the ABS circuit, into the conventional brake circuit. You can then re-bleed the brakes using normal brake bleeding procedures. This is not an ideal procedure (compared to using a scan tool, and it might take repeating this a few times, but you should be able to get a good pedal. If nothing, it is at least a good way to flush ABS brakes. If you are looking for a good brake bleeder tool, to allow you to do all this bleeding by yourself, then you should check out the Speedi-Bleed Brake Bleeder Tool I have been doing auto repairs for over 25 years, and it is by far the best brake bleeding tool I have ever used.

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