bleeding focus brakes with abs

[gt]

the wife's car had an advisory for corroded brake pipes which i would like to do myself ,will the abs unit need bleeding if all the pipes are replaced.
I'm capable of replacing the pipes and bleeding the brakes but if the abs unit needs bleeding you need a ford tool, the car is a mk1 focus with abs and traction control.

[welshpug]

Never needed to do anything out of the ordinary on ABS equipped car differently to non abs.

Only issues I have ever encountered were with seized load compensating valves and knackered brake flexi's.

[bortaf]

As above except i yurn the ign is on cos they have a leccy vacume pump, no idea if it really makes a differance though /

[gt]

ok thanks guys, i'm going to give it a go myself, can't afford to pay a garage to do the work anyway.

[jonnyboyws6]

If you are only replacing pipes from the ABS unit (as opposed to from the master cyl to ABS) then as long as you don't let all the fluid run out you shouldn't have a problem. At least I never have. I have a selection of the threaded bungs you get in new cylinders (and made from old unions with the flare still in and the end welded up) to screw in to keep the fluid in.

Do you really need to replace all the pipes? I'm all for doing as little as possible and just replacing small sections where possible. Be aware though, if you are going to try to flare the original steel pipes to join them you will need a proper quality flaring tool.

[gt]

it got an advisory for both front brake pipes, and one front to rear, the one that runs under the fuel tank so i thought i may as well do the other front to rear pipe as well, good idea on making a blank to keep the fluid in.