Question About Bleeding Brakes

[SMOKE'M]

relpace the old fluid with new,just want to no, can i drain all the brake fluid out from all for lines in one big go and then just fill it back up with new, or do i have to keep filling as i drain from each individual bleeder

[Birnie]

I do it corner by corner, particularly as i have to remove the wheel to make it easier.

Can't do more than 1 wheel at once.

And i do it as a 1 person job so use the little bleeder kit.

If you try all 4 (i guess you could), you would need 4 reservoirs to hold the old fluid.

...and the front ones would be finished before the back so you would be bleeding good oil while waiting for the back to be flushed....wastage.

1 by 1 isn't too hard.

The worst part is removing/replacing the wheels

[shaolin]

I bought one of these for bleeding. Have not used it yet but should be quite easy.

http://www.motiveproducts.com/

I have also heard of someone flushing the system with metho then filling with new fluid but I don't know much about that.

[SMOKE'M]

I bought one of these for bleeding. Have not used it yet but should be quite easy.

http://www.motiveproducts.com/

I have also heard of someone flushing the system with metho then filling with new fluid but I don't know much about that.

thanks for the info, yeah i did i to day did it one by onegot some new brake pads aswell

i think the bleeder kits are a wast of money(though i never looked

at the price when i was looking a the kit it self) (repco),i went to (BIG W) and bought little fillter kit for fish tanks,which has 3m hose,a little fillter (looking thing) which only allows liquid/air to go one way,an some one an two way taps

works very,very,very well $3.80 ,oh and a coke bottle

[siksII]

relpace the old fluid with new,just want to no, can i drain all the brake fluid out from all for lines in one big go and then just fill it back up with new, or do i have to keep filling as i drain from each individual bleeder

Do it one at a time and dont let the master cylinder run dry (keep filling it) otherwise you will have to start again.

[ray32]

anyone know how much a mech would charge to bleed brakes? I got the fluid, changed my rotors and pads myself, but can't be arsed bleeding

[benm]

About 1hrs labour.

[blind_elk]

You can do all 4 at once. Just let gravity do the work.

Jack up the car, take off the wheels, open all 4 bleed valves and just let the fluid flow through under gravity. When the master is nearly empty, top it up with the new fluid. Allow to continue bleeding until the new fluid starts to come out the bleed nipples. Then bleed as per usual method.

[Waza_GTR]

You can do all 4 at once. Just let gravity do the work.

Jack up the car, take off the wheels, open all 4 bleed valves and just let the fluid flow through under gravity. When the master is nearly empty, top it up with the new fluid. Allow to continue bleeding until the new fluid starts to come out the bleed nipples. Then bleed as per usual method.

This will not work as you need pressure to open the proportioning valve to the rear