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Re: Brake Problem
Ford does not require any special bleeding with ABS, EXCEPT that the reservoir MUST NOT get empty and allow air into the system. If that happened, you MUST have it bled at a dealership or other facility that can cycle the ABS valves.
The proper way to bleed a Ford ABS system is to start at the RR > LR > RF > LF. Make SURE you top off the fluid after each wheel, and if your goal is to change out all the fluid, do so at the RR wheel.
Also, It is NOT necessary to "pump" the brake pedal to bleed the system, all you do is get air into it, just let it drain by gravity. Don't misunderstand, you CAN pump the pedal if you have a bleeder hose attached and submurged in brake fluid in a glass container. I made one from a Tea container with a screw-on lid. A piece of clear tubing runs from the bleeder screw to a variable diameter (stepped) nipple screwed into the top of the lid, and a piece of steel tubing is expoxied into the hole at the threaded end of the nipple. It sits about 1/2 inch from the bottom of the jar. Fill hte jar about 1" full of brake fluid, and pump away!
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