I'm sure there are plenty of guys out there who know how to change brake fluid. Need to get my fluid changed for autox this weekend. I have never done it, nor have the tools. Anyone willing to help?
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No tools needed really other than a piece of tubing, a plastic bottle and the correct size wrench to open the bleeder on the caliper. A 20oz soda bottle works well as it's clear and a piece of vacuum tubing or other tubing will work.
Have one person in the car pumping the pedal and one at the caliper. Start with the passenger rear, then DS rear, then PS front then DS front last. Pump the pedal and hold it, open the bleeder, let the pedal drop to the floor, close the bleeder and repeat until no more air/dirty fluid comes out. Make sure to top up the master cylinder every once in a while. If you let it drop too low, air will get pumped in and you will have to start all over.
Using a pressure bleeder is a lot quicker easier, but it isn't necessary. Doing it manually can also work better some times. I've seen air get trapped that a pressure bleeder wasn't able to get rid of, but pumping manual got it out. I think the on/off of the pressure while pumping helps the bubbles move out instead of the constant pressure of a pressure bleeder. -
I'd you don't have a pressure bleeder it's really easy to bleed it that last little bit if you put your mouth on the tubing and suck really hard. Be sure to have someone press the brake pedal to put pressure on the line as well. The brake fluid may taste bad, but it shouldn't do much damage as long as you wash it out with a few racks of Pabst Blue Ribbon.Hank Ahrens
1984 Alpine Coupe
1978 911sc
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Speed bleeders. Makes fast work of a full system bleed with only one person. I put them on every car I've owned.1991 325i - "Scambles" The Daily Driven lightly modded.
1988 Mazda RX-7 TII "Mako" The Free Dorito
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