Bleeding brakes

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE
250,000 MILES • 3.0L • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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FARR2007
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Please tell me the procedure for bleeding all brakes.
Aug 22, 2020 at 3:13 PM
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KASEKENNY
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I am attaching quite a bit of information. The guide below is a general guide on how to do this. Then I attached the info from the manual on bleeding the brakes, ABS, and master cylinder depending on what you need.

Let us know if you need more info. Thanks
Aug 22, 2020 at 5:11 PM
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FARR2007
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I would like to do this procedure without having to hook up a hose. please explain.also how do you bleed the master cylinder?
Aug 22, 2020 at 5:28 PM
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KASEKENNY
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Do you mean without hooking up a hose on the bleeders? I am just not sure which hose you are talking about. If those are the hoses you are talking about, you don't have to hook them up. That is just the brake fluid does not squirt on the ground. If you just put a pan down and spray off the remaining brake fluid after you do this then you will be fine.

As for the master cylinder, take a look at the attachments. These were the last three that I attached that go through the process of bleeding the master cylinder on the vehicle.
Aug 23, 2020 at 6:37 PM