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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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What wheel order do you bleed you brakes in for the Z? Which is furthest away brake line wise to closest?
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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Rear left
Front right
rear right
front left
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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i thought std bleed was

rear right (passenger)
rear left
front right
front left

http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/...rakesright.htm
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by westpak
Rear left
Front right
rear right
front left
From Nissan Manual.
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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yes...you are correct.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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My 2005 350z Service Manual says:

Originally Posted by 350zServiceManual
Edition: August 2004
Revision: December 2004
Publication No. SM5E-1Z33U1

Bleeding Brake System AFS000U0
CAUTION:
While bleeding, pay attention to master cylinder fluid level.
1. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.
2. Connect a vinyl tube to the rear right bleed valve.
3. Fully depress brake pedal 4 to 5 times.
4. With the brake pedal depressed, loosen the bleed valve to let the air out, and then tighten it immediately.
5. Repeat steps 3, 4 until no more air comes out.
6. Tighten the bleed valve to the specified torque. Refer to BR-25, "Components" ,BR-31, "Component" ,BR-38, "Components" ,BR-44, "Components" .
7. In steps 2 to 6 below, with the master cylinder reservoir tank filled at least half way, bleed air from the front left, rear left, and front right tires, in that order.
brembo or non, doesn't seem to matter.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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Yeah i thought you started with the farthest from the master cylendar and worked your way to the drivers side front. but F it, go with what the manual says.
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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Interesting, I wonder why the difference the 2003 manual says:

Bleeding Brake System AFS000U0
CAUTION:
While bleeding, pay attention to master cylinder fluid level.
1. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.
2. Connect a vinyl tube to the rear left air bleeder.
3. Fully depress brake pedal 4 to 5 times.
4. With the brake pedal depressed, loosen the air bleeder to let the air out, and then tighten it immediately.
5. Repeat steps 3, 4 until no more air comes out.
6. Tighten the air bleeder to the specified torque. Refer to BR-25, "Components" ,BR-31, "Component" ,BR-
38, "Components" ,BR-44, "Components" .
7. In steps 2 to 6 below, with the master cylinder reservoir tank filled at least half way, bleed air from the front
right, rear right, and front left tires, in that order.
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yeah, I have heard just about every combination. Truthfully, I don't think the order matters that much since people on this board have been doing it everyway with satisfactory results. Def. the most important part is to shut the bleeder valve BEFORE releasing the brake pedal
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