Brake System Flush

[pdxrealtor]

Well to make sure I have these speed bleeder valves I tried this method on the front driver side caliper so I could see what was going on.

I zip tied a clear hose on the bleeder, opened it up, pumped the pedal but it seemed the bubbles would get sucked back into the valve.

I was nervous about my specific truck not having the speed bleeder valves and it seemed to be sucking the fluid and air in as fast as it was coming out.

I ended up using the one man bleeder kit I bought. Actually, I used the one piece that makes it the one man bleeder, the plastic cone shaped piece that fits in the orifice of the bleeder valve.

Anyways.. ran the clear tube attached to the plastic cone piece into a two liter bottle.

Fluid and air would suck up the tube when the break pedal came up from bottomed out, but the bubbles would never get past half way up the tube.

Maybe my truck does have the speed bleeders and I was just too nervous, but I swear those bubbles were sucking right back in that bleeder valve when I tried it out.

Anyways.... drained the master cylinder reservoir, filled it with almost a quart. I flushed that threw the brake lines until MC was almost empty.

Then I put the rest of the quart in to mix up with the still nasty fluid in the MC (the little I couldn't suck out the first time mixed with the new stuff and contaminated it). Then sucked it out.

Dumped in another quart and continued to flush it through the lines. Ended up needing another little bottle of fluid with a few drops to spare. Everything is crystal clear now.

Took on a drive and at first the brakes seemed soft at the top stroke, but when getting on them at 20-25 mph they felt great. At a stop I depressed the pedal to the floor a few times, then while going 20-25 got on em' again real good.

I don't know if things just had to warm up or what but they're firmed up real nice. Still might be a bit soft at the top, but that might be mind messing with me because in reality I'm not having to barely push the pedal for the brakes to brake.

Thanks for all your advice on this... in the end I just don't think I have the speed bleeders.