Yeret
The Village Drunk
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2014
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- Ram Year
- 1999
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
Finally drug the ole Mountaineer out of the mud last weekend and discovered that the brake lines as a whole are totally shot. I was already planning on a four-corner brake job as the calipers/rotors/pads are pretty much done but it looks like I'm going to be doing the lines as well. My problem is this truck has four-corner ABS and since I basically need to do a complete restoration on the brakes, I'm counting on the ABS module picking up some air and ABS modules are not easily bled manually (if at all).
I've read that one needs to "cycle" the ABS module with a scanning tool in order to push out any air trapped inside of it. My question is what exactly do I need to look for here? Will any scanner with ABS scanning capability be able to do it? Does anyone here have such a tool? I know these tools aren't cheap so I want to buy right the first time. Pretty much every vehicle back here has ABS and they could all use some brake work.
I've read that one needs to "cycle" the ABS module with a scanning tool in order to push out any air trapped inside of it. My question is what exactly do I need to look for here? Will any scanner with ABS scanning capability be able to do it? Does anyone here have such a tool? I know these tools aren't cheap so I want to buy right the first time. Pretty much every vehicle back here has ABS and they could all use some brake work.