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Old 08-30-2009, 12:30 PM
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98 bleeding brakes/ABS light comes on

My ABS and brake lights came on a few days ago while my son was driving the car. I got a chance to peek around this morning and started with the front brakes first. Everything appeared normal - the ABS connector was tight, no noticeable wires broken, brake pads/rotors looked fine. Bled the brakes even though I didn't see the fluid level low. Went to the back and now have identified a problem and need your help. Brake pads/rotors seemed ok. Maybe a little rusty but I just washed the car yesterday so that seemed reasonable. Then I started to bleed the brakes and, after loosening the bleed screw, nothing came out and my son said the pedal was still hard. Tried to move the rotor while he was pressing on the pedal and it moved freely. Could even see that the pads were not pressing against the rotors when brake is applied. Happened on both rear wheels. Thought I saw somewhere that I need to reset the ABS module or could it be that I need to bleed up near the master cylinder. There are two brake bleed nipples on the gizmo that all the lines come from but I don't think that is my problem. Any help/guidance is appreciated
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