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Replacing Brake Actuator

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by yaoaoatgyf, May 30, 2019.

  1. yaoaoatgyf

    yaoaoatgyf Member

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    Read this thread, and replaced the brake actuator.

    Brake Actuator Replacement | PriusChat

    Car is back together, on jack stands with the wheels off. I have not yet hooked up the 12v or the put the orange plug back in the hybrid. I will do so when I am ready to bleed.

    Have not bled brakes yet. Instructions in that thread say to download eithe techstream or alldatadiy.
    I downloaded alldatadiy. Also bought a mini-vci cable to connect the laptop to the car's diagnostic connector.

    Before heading to the garage to tackle bleeding the brakes, I started reading the brake bleeding procedure. One of the first instructions says to connect the intelligent tester to the car's port.

    I am confused. I thought the laptop was taking the place of the intelligent tester. I was thinking that the laptop would provide a screen with not only step by step instructions, but allow me to reset codes etc.

    I am not an idiot, but feel like one today.

    I know some of you have performed this procedure.

    Any advice is appreciated.

    Lynn
     
    #1 yaoaoatgyf, May 30, 2019
  2. yaoaoatgyf

    yaoaoatgyf Member

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    Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
     
    #2 yaoaoatgyf, Jun 3, 2019
  3. The Critic

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    The "intelligent tester" predates Techstream. In Techstream, or even in many aftermarket scanners, there is an option within the guided brake bleed function to perform a post-actuator replacement brake bleed.

    Be sure to hook up a jumper pack (or similar); it will take a while.
     
    #3 The Critic, Jun 3, 2019
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