There is a very specific procedure for SBC cars. It might have been changed
when they did the accumulator replacement
--FT
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> On May 3, 2023, at 2:39 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
>
> On the subject of brakes, if I wanted to do a fluid flush on my W211 can I
> just use my pressure bleeder on the fluid reservoir as I have done with older
> (non-ABS) cars?
>
>> On Wed, May 3, 2023, at 13:32, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
>> It would have been a 2006 or 2008 model, I don’t recall which one. At
>> least I think it was the Focus. Could have been Mrs. Dan’s former 2006
>> Mazda6, which was a Ford for all intents and purposes.
>>
>> -D
>>
>>>> On May 3, 2023, at 11:27 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've heard of this but never had a car where I could not just press the
>>> cylinder back with a clamp. Ford must have introduced it in a later model
>>> year than the Focus I had ('03).
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 3, 2023, at 12:21, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
>>>> I had to buy one of those little “cubes” to crank the piston down when
>>>> we had Ford Focii in the house. C-clamped and beat on the thing before
>>>> I did some research to discover that the piston has to be screwed back
>>>> into the caliper. Weird.
>>>>
>>>> I’m very pleased with the HF hand tool set I bought to start the new
>>>> collection at the AZ manse. They work just fine and seem to be made
>>>> well.
>>>>
>>>> -D
>>>
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