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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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Doing the fron brakes on my ZJ. New rotor is in place, I go to remove brake fluid cap and I see there are two caps....why do I have two brake fluid caps? Do I need to bleed them a special way? I
I have rear drum, just doing fronts.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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If you're just replacing the pads and rotors, there is no need to bleed the brakes unless you open the system to air. There are two caps, one for the front, and one for the rear. It's called a dual system and has two chambers.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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I was removing the cap to help compress the calipers. Somewhere in my brain I thought I would have to bleed them but figured out a bit later that I'm mentally handicapped. Thanks for letting me know about the resevoir. I expected that to be the answer but have never come across that before.
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by nukinfuts29
I was removing the cap to help compress the calipers. Somewhere in my brain I thought I would have to bleed them but figured out a bit later that I'm mentally handicapped. Thanks for letting me know about the resevoir. I expected that to be the answer but have never come across that before.

-- hehe that was so easy. why dont you find the nearest Auto Repair Service Centers near your area. it will be more suitable for you to fix that no hustles.
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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I'm sorry, was there a point to your post?

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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by nukinfuts29
Doing the fron brakes on my ZJ. New rotor is in place, I go to remove brake fluid cap and I see there are two caps....why do I have two brake fluid caps? Do I need to bleed them a special way? I
I have rear drum, just doing fronts.
He was askin' about the two brake fluid caps brah. and yeah, one is for front breaks and one for rear.

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