bled the brakes as you with any car without abs the drb is not needed

wrote:

> I have a 94 Grand Cherokee and I think it has a problem with the
> master cylinder. I changed the brake shoes on the rear this weekend and
> the front was done last year but I have excessive brake pedal when I
> apply the brakes. They do not drift down when I apply them, but they
> travel further down than I would like and if I let go and press again I
> have full pressure on the brakes like normal. Someone said either I
> need to bleed the brakes or the master cylinder is at fault. If it is
> the master cylinder, I can replace it but since it has ABS brakes I was
> told I cannot bleed the brakes without the DRB II scanner mentioned in
> my manual. The manual says to bleed as normal, then use the DRB II
> scanner tool, then bleed again as normal. Is there a way I can bleed
> the brakes without this tool, someone said I could just start the car
> and let it idle so the ABS can cycle on and then bleed as normal, can
> this be done?
> Thanks,
> Mike Francis