Jalaber has an excellent write-up just uploaded into Tech on performing a brake flush on your vehicle. The article starts with detailed advice about using synthetic fluids as well. Very nice work from Jalaber. Of course.

M

 

Nice job, Jalaber. And good timing as I'll be needing it this summer.

 

Once again Jalaber, nice write-up.
When I had my brakes done late last year, the dealer charged $60 for a brake fluid flush.

I am going to invest in one of these machines after studying your article more.
Makes it very easy sounding to do, especialy for me since I have never worked on a brake system before.

 

Nice write up Jalaber. (See my post in maintainance... ) I just asked last night... . No more stealer...gonna do my own flushin' from now on. Hey Corey, this set up looks too easy. I used to have my wife sit in the car while I'm under yelling, "pump, pump, pump...HOLD!" Lock and jump up to refill the tiny resevoir. PITA. It's cool watching the dirty cloud of old fluid flowin' into the bottle, sometimes an air bubble or two. I can't wait to do my flush...just did it at the stealer, so next year! I'm changing my Amsoil oil filter today (almost 6 months) soon as it stops raining.
butnut

 

Good write-up! A few points FYI:

* I made my own pressure bleeder, I think I spent about $30 total on the thing. Here's what it looks like:




The cap part is made out of some 3/8" aluminum plate that I found in the shop. I think that 1/8" steel should work fine too. I added a fitting to the side of my container so I can use shop air to pressurize the system, I use an airbrush regulator to lower the pressure to about 18 psi.

* I start by sucking all the fluid I can out of the reservoir with the turkey baster, then I pressurize the system with air and open each bleeder and blow all the old fluid out. Deoending on the age of the vehicle, I may actually remove the cylinders from the rear wheels, pull them apart (very easy) and clean and hone them. You'd be amazed at the CRAP that collects inside those things. But at the least I take all the bleeders off, anti-sieze them, and put them back in. Then I dump a quart of brake fluid in the container, pressure up to 18 psi, crack open each bleeder until fresh clear fluid comes out. Works AWESOME, and no pumping of the pedal required.