UPSTATE CHAT- ongoing conversations
03-31-2011, 10:38 AM
#362
Questions for those who perform their own brake fluid replacement:
- Do you use a device like a vaccum pump?
- What about doing a gravity bleed? Would this work for all cars? I know a gravity bleed is highly recommended by a few people on S2KI for the S2000. My only concern would be that the Reservoir cap may have to be left open a lot longer for the gravity bleed versus having help or using a device.
- If you had no one to guide/assist/help you with completing the task of brake fluid replacement, what tools or equipment would you need?
All suggestions and advice will be greatly appreciated.
I need to replace the brake fluid in the Si and also at some point this year on the S2000. Your answers will help me determine a course of action.
- Do you use a device like a vaccum pump?
- What about doing a gravity bleed? Would this work for all cars? I know a gravity bleed is highly recommended by a few people on S2KI for the S2000. My only concern would be that the Reservoir cap may have to be left open a lot longer for the gravity bleed versus having help or using a device.
- If you had no one to guide/assist/help you with completing the task of brake fluid replacement, what tools or equipment would you need?
All suggestions and advice will be greatly appreciated.
I need to replace the brake fluid in the Si and also at some point this year on the S2000. Your answers will help me determine a course of action.
03-31-2011, 11:00 AM
#365
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http://www.liquivac.com/
03-31-2011, 11:05 AM
#366
Originally Posted by Conedodger' timestamp='1301596714' post='20416611
I have a vacuum bleeder, but honestly, I prefer my assistant, the lovely Ellen.
You can try the mityvac, it won't hurt it. My issue with vacuum bleeding is you draw air into the bleed hose from the bleed screw. I can never tell when I've bled all of the air out of the lines when I have a constant stream of bubbles in the bleed hose.
I'm thinking of going back to the old fashioned method of putting the bleed hose in a jar of new fluid and pumping the brakes myself.
03-31-2011, 11:27 AM
#367
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I'd never changed oil on a lawn mower before. I knew I had to do it. I saw this at Home Depot and decided then and there I needed to buy it to avoid "spills" in my new house. Had I just come home and researched it, I would have been able to do it without incurring the cost of the LiquiVac pump
03-31-2011, 11:44 AM
#369
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Originally Posted by Conedodger' timestamp='1301598316' post='20416735
I'm thinking of going back to the old fashioned method of putting the bleed hose in a jar of new fluid and pumping the brakes myself.
Bleed hose in the jar of new fluid?
That's just going to contaminate the new fluid with the old fluid being bled out of the caliper.
http://www.wikihow.com/Bleed-Car-Brakes
Put the other end of the tube into a small, clear bottle with an inch or two of clean brake fluid in it. (This will keep air from being sucked back into the brake cylinder.)
03-31-2011, 11:52 AM
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I googled and found this
http://www.wikihow.com/Bleed-Car-Brakes
http://www.wikihow.com/Bleed-Car-Brakes
Put the other end of the tube into a small, clear bottle with an inch or two of clean brake fluid in it. (This will keep air from being sucked back into the brake cylinder.)