Hi, I drive a 2003 Honda Accord V6. I am going to change the brake pads, but wanted to know if I could bleed the brakes as I went? Meaning bleed the brake before I change the pad, and then do this before I change each pad, or after I change the pad? My main concern is if I can do this as I go, and whether or not I should do it before, or after, and if I can do this as a I go. I know that after I have changed the pad that that changed pad will be of a different thickness than all the other pads, so I'm not sure if I should bleed the brakes before, or after I change each pad.

I don't want to wait until all are changed, as I'll then have to jack the car up again, and remove all tires again, so I want to do it as I go. Replace pads, then bleed, then on to the next tire, replace pads, then bleed, and so forth. Will this cause an issue, as the new pads will make contact with the rotors before the old ones, thus creation a differential in the amount of pressure applied, and therefore some pads won't make contact, leading to an ineffective bleeding?

Or should I simply open the bleeder vale when compressing the caliper so that the new pad can be fitted? Is that going to do the same kind of thorough job as bleeding by pumping the brakes?

Any advice is greatly appreciated. I could of course simply replace the pads, then go through all the tires again and bleed them after replacing the pads, but I want to know if I can do it as I go without creating any kind of problem, and of course to save time, and wear on my lugs. Thanks.