No you dont need to bleed the brakes if you are just changing the pads, there are more ansers to car maintenance questions at ; www.carbasics.co.uk
Bleed brakes after changing pads to extract any air bobbles.
No.
Only if pressure is not firming up.
No you dont have to. All I did was was pump the brakes with the car running
why after changing my front brakes on my Nissan altima,my brakes peddle got really soft YOU FORGOT TO BLEED YOUR BREAK LINES~! GO TO AUTOZONE, OR PEPBOYS OR ADVANCED AUTOPARTS AND GET A BRAKE BLEEDER KIT..THEY ARENT EXPENSIVE AND ALLOW YOU TO BLEED YOUR BRAKE SYSTEM ON YOUR OWN.
YOU ONLY BLEED BRAKES WHEN YOU DISCONECT ANY BRAKE LINES OR HOSES OR IF YOU CHANGING YOUR ENTIRE FLUID. IF YOU JUST CHANGE PADS AND OR SHOES YOU DO NOT NEED TO BLEED IT. JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU PUSH THE PISTON BACK ON YOUR CALIPERS, THE RESERVOIR CAP MUST BE OFF TO AVOID DAMAGING ANY COMPONENTS.
changing front brake pads on 1991 Toyota truck
Does this Blazer have four wheel disc Brakes? NEW ANSWER: There's no reason to bleed brakes if you did not open the system.( where brake fluid came out )
bleed brakes
If you have disk brakes in front as well as in rear, yes it's the same procedure.
Front pads (disc brakes) Rear shoes (drum brakes)
no, it's not necessary unless your pedal fades or it's spongy.