Post by: Bofire on October 03, 2016, 06:08:50 PM
Carl
Post by: toothfangclaw on October 03, 2016, 06:13:42 PM
Post by: coachcw on October 03, 2016, 07:33:37 PM
Post by: Zardoz on October 03, 2016, 07:38:34 PM
Brake fluid gathers moisture and moisture lowers the boiling point of brake fluid and can cause a soft pedal and loss of braking power.
:yeah:
Post by: Alchase on October 04, 2016, 12:11:21 PM
Post by: JLS on October 04, 2016, 12:13:05 PM
Can break fluid be change a little at a time from the reservoir, suck some out, refill, cycle it, repeat, without having to bleed the whole system?
No. Replace the fluid in the reservoir, then have someone help you bleed. Start at rear driver, rear passenger, front passenger, front driver side.
Post by: Grit dog on October 04, 2016, 12:51:17 PM
Can break fluid be change a little at a time from the reservoir, suck some out, refill, cycle it, repeat, without having to bleed the whole system?The best way is to bleed new fluid through, and if it's really old, that's the only way to really get er done.
I believe eventually it all mixes though, so at around 5 years old, I start replacing what's in the master cylinder periodically. After doing that 4-5x over the course of a few months theoretically I get most of the old fluid.
Lazy mans brake fluid change!
Post by: MP123 on October 04, 2016, 01:50:10 PM
Can break fluid be change a little at a time from the reservoir, suck some out, refill, cycle it, repeat, without having to bleed the whole system?
The fluid down in the brake lines near the calipers isn't gonna work it's way back up to the master cylinder anytime soon. Changing it all at once is the way to go.
It's really a pretty easy job, hardest part is getting the wheels off. The pump up pressure tanks that screw onto the master cylinder make it an easy one man job. :tup:
Like this: https://www.amazon.com/Motive-Products-101-System-Bleeder/dp/B00CJ5DWKO
Post by: Chad Osterholtz on October 04, 2016, 02:05:01 PM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on October 04, 2016, 02:18:57 PM
The pump up pressure tanks that screw onto the master cylinder make it an easy one man job. :tup:
Yea, the pressure "pusher" types are a lot nicer than the vacuum "sucker" types.
Post by: Bofire on October 04, 2016, 02:59:59 PM
Post by: Alchase on October 05, 2016, 06:14:48 PM
Actually... The hardest part is getting the wife to help pump up the brakes!!!
LOL ya that