Brake Work (Fluid Change)

[hospitalbuilder]

It is time to do some work on the rear brakes, drums in my case. I also plan to change out the brake fluid, use an old turkey baster to pull out the old fluid and top up with new then, bleed the old fluid out through the calipers. Does anyone know the proper sequence for bleeding the lines? I tried a search, but came up empty.

Also any thoughts or tricks you wish to pass along about work on the rear brake drums would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Buzzman]

A couple of suggestions:Have someone with you when you do this.It's impossible to be at the wheel you are bleeding, and sitting in the truck pumping the brakes, at the same time.Have a friend do the pumping while you monitor the fluid coming out of the caliper/cylinder.You also want to make sure you don't pump the reservoir empty, resulting in air in the system. Check it often, and make sure you have PLENTY of fluid.As for the rear brakes, invest in a spring kit. They're cheap, and I wouldn't re-use the old springs.Also buy a spring kit removal tool if you don't have one. Again, they're cheap, and it beats the hell out of trying to manipulate those springs with needle nose pliers and a screw driver.

[K03sport]

start with the wheel furthest from the master cylinder...usually the passenger rear. Then work your way closer, driver rear, passenger front, and finally driver front.

There are power bleeders out there that connect to your reservoir cap. You pressurize them to 15psi, open the bleed screw, and wait for new fluid. You still need to watch your levels, oh, and this thing costs $50 or so.

I've also seen one man bleeders that push fluid from the wheel up to the front. They look like a funny grease gun. With these, you have to keep emptying the reservoir. These run around $25-30.

Does it make a difference bleeding the brakes if you have an ABS pump?

What does the dealer charge for a brake flush?

[Andrew224]

I had the dealer replace the brake fluid in my QX about a year ago. It was about $100 if I remember correctly.

Andrew

[Buzzman]

Considering how much of a pain in the a$$ it can be, then $100.00 is pretty good for someone else to do it, IMO.

[hospitalbuilder]

Is there something that makes the Nissan/Infiniti brake bleeding difficult? I did my wife’s Odyssey yesterday, and it was super simple. So, basically for the cost of the fluid, I was done, far less than $100. In fact, after my wife bailed on me following the first wheel, I had my 8 year old pump the pedal for me, he loved it since he got to help dad work on the car! I gave the pedal a good 10 to 15 pumps working blind, and then had him help by pumping a few times while I watched the fluid to see if it had cleared up. I also changed out the rear brake pads, and the whole job probably took me about an hour.

[K03sport]

give this company a look-see...

Phoenix Brake Systems - http://www.brakebleeder.com/

Oh, there stuff is a bit more then $30...more like $100+

Saw product on Truck-U.