Originally posted by mrhonda_187
During this process I'm not opening any brake lines so I don't think bleeding is necessary.
you should always bleed the lines.. it's not hard anyway. if not to get air out, you'll want to bleed the "dirty" brake fluid out.
depending on the amount of time since the last bleeding, you'll probably get brown fluid out during a bleeding. brake fluid turns brown as it absorbs moisture (it's designed to do this). you always want to have clean fluid in your system. bleeding helps insure this.