brake question - AE111 corolla

[eskimo]

Hi, simple question but I cant seem to find any clear answers on it.

Im changing the rotors and pads on my AE111 this weekend and want to know if i need to bleed the brakes while doing so or if i can just remove the cap on the reservoir and slowly push the piston back into the caliper

Will this effect the ABS or should I undo the bleed valve on the caliper then push the piston back in & bleed the brakes once the new pads and rotors have been fitted

[bluemaumau]

the rears 'screw' in if they are the same as ae101/92 fyi

[B_giB]

You can just remove the cap and push/screw in the piston.

Would pay to bleed brakes as you dont know how old the fluid is in there.

Just make sure if you do bleed the system to start with the one furtherest away from the master cylinder and move to closest to master cylinder with ABS equipped vehicles i.e RR-LR-LF-RF

[eskimo]

Cheers, and its the front im changing. The rears are sweet, the pads that are in(EBC) it have just eat'n the rotors

The fluid isnt that old, less than a year from the receipts I have on the vehicle...still nice and clean/gold in colour.

[Bling]

I'd just loosen the bleed nut on the caliper just enough that it starts to weep out. Then take it all off, push the piston in, slap in the new parts then tighten up the bleed nut. I never touched the cap on the reservoir during install, just bleed as per normal then top up required amount into the reservoir. That's how i've done it anyway, seems to work

[eskimo]

Yea thats what I was thinking. Will get stuck into it Friday once my rotors have arrived

Cheers JH