How should the brakes feel? Reply #15 – September 18, 2012, 09:16:32 PM Quote from: 86cougar;398560I cheated.... I bought everything brand new.That is not cheating at all, when doing a complete overhaul of a 25+ year old critical safety system, that is SMART. Quote from: jcassity;398530Foe,interesting thoughts, is there a way a general wrench like me can fully back presure the lines with air so i can empty out all the old stuff.I agree with your air / corrosion opinion, physically seen in in about every moving part and as well every brake line on my cars.I generally end up wasting a lot of brake fluid just to make sure i bleed enough.The best way to bleed braking systems is by using a tool like this, or similar. Quote Selected
How should the brakes feel? Reply #16 – September 19, 2012, 12:22:31 PM Just curious i have a pressure bleeder in the shop!!! But what is wrong with gravity bleeding???? Quote Selected
How should the brakes feel? Reply #17 – September 19, 2012, 12:32:45 PM Only that time is money. Pressure bleeding only takes a couple minutes to flush the system, and while gravity bleeding is perfectly effective, it takes longer. Quote Selected
How should the brakes feel? Reply #18 – September 19, 2012, 12:41:19 PM ^^^ what Foe said In addition, you can do it alone, recycle the captured brake fluid and can almost eliminate the possibility of air in the lines. When I say recycle the brake fluid, what I mean is capturing the clean brake fluid and using it to keep the MC topped up. Quote Selected
How should the brakes feel? Reply #19 – September 19, 2012, 03:28:00 PM My problem with that is how can you tell when you're only dealing with clean fluid? Quote Selected
How should the brakes feel? Reply #20 – September 21, 2012, 09:56:19 PM Quote from: TheFoeYouKnow;398635My problem with that is how can you tell when you're only dealing with clean fluid?If it is brown flush it down. If it is yellow let it mellow!!!!! Quote Selected
How should the brakes feel? Reply #21 – September 21, 2012, 10:21:46 PM This is the only pressure bleeder a person should buy IMO:http://motiveproducts.3dcartstores.com/Ford-Three-pr0ng-Bleeder-0107_p_117.htmlWe use them all the time and especially with ABS cars. I had a Phoenix brake bleeder and it was a pain in the ass to use compared to this one. Again, my personal experience.Darren Quote Selected
How should the brakes feel? Reply #22 – September 22, 2012, 03:14:19 PM I just bled my system for the second time in a month and it's still coming out a dirty brown. I've used a lot of fluid and it's got a new reservoir. I think I'll spend a little more time on them. Quote Selected
How should the brakes feel? Reply #23 – September 22, 2012, 03:17:55 PM Keep bleeding them until the fluid is clear. Start at the left rear then move to the right rear. After those come up clean then go to the right front and then the left front. The reason to do it this way is so that you work from the farthest point to the closest point to ensure you do no commingle the old and new fluids.Darren Quote Selected
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