changing brake fluid

jstapleton · 07-14-2008, 02:33 PM

Hey folks,

how long should it take a mechanic to flush out a brake system and top up?

Rainman

ice793 · 07-14-2008, 03:21 PM

Shouldnt take long at all with the right tools,took me 6 minutes for front and about ten in the rear for my first time doing it.If i can do it in that time shouldnt take a tech much longer.

jstapleton · 07-14-2008, 03:50 PM

was that a full flush and adding new fluid?

ice793 · 07-14-2008, 04:01 PM

Yes full flush and fresh fluid.

macmac · 07-14-2008, 04:30 PM

Rainman, Why don't you do it? it isn't all that hard to do, just don't get any on paint!

Gravity will do mnost of the work. You need new dot 4 fluid, tubing to fit the bleeders, tools to open the covers, and a wrench to open the bleeders.

If you waste a little new fluid you can place it in the container and weight the tubing so it can't get off the bottom and out of the fluid. A few pumps will fill the tubing as you add new to replace what goes out. When the clear tubing runs clear you close the bleeders...

May as well do the clutch at the same time... A bit more has to come off the left side to get to that bleeder, but that shouldn't be very hard to do either.

07-14-2008, 02:33 PM	#1
jstapleton Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada Posts: 56	changing brake fluid Hey folks, how long should it take a mechanic to flush out a brake system and top up? Rainman Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-14-2008, 03:21 PM	#2
ice793 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Peoria,Az Posts: 181	changing brake fluid Shouldnt take long at all with the right tools,took me 6 minutes for front and about ten in the rear for my first time doing it.If i can do it in that time shouldnt take a tech much longer.
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07-14-2008, 03:50 PM	#3
jstapleton Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada Posts: 56	changing brake fluid was that a full flush and adding new fluid?
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07-14-2008, 04:01 PM	#4
ice793 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Peoria,Az Posts: 181	changing brake fluid Yes full flush and fresh fluid.
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07-14-2008, 04:30 PM	#5
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	changing brake fluid Rainman, Why don't you do it? it isn't all that hard to do, just don't get any on paint! Gravity will do mnost of the work. You need new dot 4 fluid, tubing to fit the bleeders, tools to open the covers, and a wrench to open the bleeders. If you waste a little new fluid you can place it in the container and weight the tubing so it can't get off the bottom and out of the fluid. A few pumps will fill the tubing as you add new to replace what goes out. When the clear tubing runs clear you close the bleeders... May as well do the clutch at the same time... A bit more has to come off the left side to get to that bleeder, but that shouldn't be very hard to do either. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it Login or Register to Remove Ads
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