Cannot complete replacement brake booster air bleed procedure

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by George Jung, Oct 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM.

  1. George Jung

    George Jung Junior Member

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    Ive tried everything to get the air bleed procedure to complete but it is not working.
    I replaced the master cylinder and abs accumulator a few months ago and have not been able to do the bleed procedure.
    I bought a 50 amp charger, im reading 14 volts when i try to start the procedure and its still not working.
    I got the vxdiag cable. I was trying to use it with techstream 18, Ive now signed up for the toyota two day subscription ands its still not working
    I also have a code for steering angle sensor. I replaced the clock spring with steering angle sensor twice with used oem ones from ebay and steering angle sesnor is still not reading, it always reads 850.5.
    I checked the voltage and resistance checks for the l51 connector that is said to do in the manual, its still not working. Ive attached the DTC's im getting.
    Im so desperate to get this to work, ill do anything, somebody please help.
     

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  2. ASRDogman

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    50 amps??? OUCH! That is WAY too much for the 12v battery. 5 amps is enough.
    What device are you using for the procedure? Is it an aftermarket techstream cable? If so, that is
    likely your issue. It's common. Some say there is a certain cable to buy to get it to work.

    alteck has a tool, I'm not familiar with it, but others are. I have the D8Tools device that is very good.
    I'll be using it when I do the brake job in the future.
     
  3. Brian1954

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    Did you buy a new or used part?