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Easier than you think...
Posted by BlaaSaab (more from BlaaSaab) on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:17:56
In Reply to: Can I flush my brake system at home?....Special tools?., Bill H, Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:50:10
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I changed the fluid on my 9-3 this past summer - first time I'd ever done that kind of work on a car. Aside from a couple of small wrenches for the bleed nipples (my front & rear were different sizes), the only tool I needed was a little vacuum pump kit from Harbor Freight for under $20. It came with various lengths of tubing and a container to drain the fluid into.
The way I flushed the fluid was to first suck out the contents of the reservoir and refill it with fresh fluid (Valvoline DOT3/DOT4 from Autozone). Leaving the cap off, I attached my tubing to the first bleed nipple, opened it with the wrench, and pumped until the fluid looked clean with minimal bubbling. After closing that nipple, the sequence is repeated for each wheel: LF, RR, RF, RR. Make sure to top up the level in the reservoir each time, and replace the cap when you're done.
You can also push the fluid through using the brake pedal, but you need to either (a) have someone pump the pedal for you, or (b) buy a "one-man bleeder kit" that has a bottle with a one-way valve. It's important not to push the pedal all the way down, else you risk damaging the master cylinder, so many people lay a block of wood on the floor to prevent that.
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