Mazda Xedos 6 Brake Pad Change

Jan 05, 2004 2 Replies

The missus has a Xedos 6 2ltr V6 on which the brake pads at the front are about ready for renewal. I have replaced pads on all sorts of cars in the past but this is the first time with a car fitted with ABS.We have no service manual for the car so any advice would be gratefully received.I have read that on some ABS cars you have to pull a fuse before working on the brakes.As the ABS and brakes seem to share a master cylinder what happens when you force the pistons back into the calliper??



Morris


On the front you just treat it the same as a normal car. (Actually on the back you just treat it as a normal car as well). There is a school of thought that says that instead of pushing the old fluid back you slacken the bleed nippple & let it out when you push the piston back)

Did my brakes on my ABS car just before Xmas and bled some fluid this way. Made it a lot easier to push the caliper back in!

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