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Advice for changing break pads (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago by WanderingCat@lemm.ee to c/mechanicadvice@lemmy.world

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So it's come the time to break the pads on my car which is a Kia Rio. I've looked up a few things and the job seems doable by myself which saves a lot of money.

The only thing that I can't seem to find a concrete answer is if they actually need to be bled once the new pads are installed?

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[–] Hawk@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 months ago

You definitely don't need to bleed the brakes.

Take the old pads out and put the new ones in. It's painless.

You wouldn't even need to bleed the brakes if you were doing the fluid, Just use a one-way valve over the nipple.

On motorcycles I tend to pop out the piston and wipe all the crap off it then bleed the brakes. That's because the brakes get sticky and it's a bit of a nuisance, but other than that you wouldn't often need to bleed the brakes on a car unless you fuck something up.