rav4 brake bleeding

[rav4jeff]

I have a 2001 Rav4 (pause for laughter), and although it's not the coolest vehicle in the world, it's what I've got to work with while I'm in school. It recently hit 60K miles and it's time to throw on a new set of front brake pads. I already cleaned and adjusted the rear drums, and the front rotors look to be in good shape and are not warped. It's just a matter of changing the front pads and some associated hardware. However, the brake fluid has not been changed since it was new, so I figured I would do a full brake fluid flush at the same time.

I already have all the needed tools and parts, including new OEM Toyota pads and shims, and a few bottles of Castrol LMA brake fluid. I'll be doing this project with my older brother who has experience with brake jobs, however I have a couple questions, mostly about the bleeding process. I have the Toyota shop manuals but they are quite vague when it comes to brake work.

I don't have ABS, however I do believe I have a LSPV in the back. Also, my clutch runs off the brake master cylinder reservoir so I assume I will have to bleed the clutch also. I have been unable to find any concrete information on the bleeding sequence for the Rav4. so I have been left to figure it out myself.

I assume that I start with the brakes at all four wheels before I do the LSPV and clutch, but I'm not sure in which order. I was going to do passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front, driver front, LSPV, and then move on to bleeding the clutch. But I know that depending on how the brake systems are split, some cars go by a different sequence such as back wheel than an opposite front wheel or vice versa. I was considering just getting under the Rav4 and tracing the brake lines, and then bleed from longest to shortest.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[rav4jeff]

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