I want to bleed my brakes to get the old fluid out and get fresh fluid in. What is the best kit to get? This DIY er needs the advice from the experts

[image] oilman: let it gravity flow When I’ve had the time, I’ve just let gravity to the work myself. It’s very easy and pretty idiot proof so long as you monitor the master fluid level, but that’s true with any method of bleeding. It is very slow though. Mostly these days I’ll take it to a…

@SteveCBT just to be clear, you bleed the brakes to get air out. If you don’t have air in the brake system, then you flush to replace the old brake fluid. If you want to flush the system, then use old water or juice bottles, drill a hole in the caps and get some clear tubing that fits over the ble…

Thanks everyone, @keith I just want to get the old fluid out so your idea will work and save me $

Just so you know, if you let the MC go dry, you will have to bleed, so be careful. Phone a friend.

The master cylinder reservoir shouldn’t go dry while using a pressure bleeder, isn’t that the “best” type of equipment to use? The question was “what is the best?”, now it is “what is the cheapest?”

The cheapest is use a friend and one of you open the bleeder and the other push slowly (just not fast) to the floor, then close the bleeder repeat until clean fluid comes out, do that on all 4 corners and your good to go, might need/want to do the old pump 3 times and hold then open the bleeder thin…

[image] davesmopar: The cheapest is use a friend and one of you open the bleeder and the other push slowly That’s the ONLY way I’ve ever bled brakes.

If you have an air compressor this is the way to go [image] Open a bleeder, slowly suck the old fluid out while you keep the master cylinder full. When the fluid coming out of the bleeder is clear you’re done.

[image] Nevada_545: The question was “what is the best?”, now it is “what is the cheapest?” Does a pressure bleeder do a “better” job of flushing the system, which is his goal? If all the fluid is replaced and no air gets into the system, how is one way any better than any other? The goal i…

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Tester March 1, 2025, 6:03pm 21

I’ve yet to find a master cylinder that this adapter kit doesn’t fit.

Tester

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