How to flush the brake fluid?

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Ryan Heo
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Car: 1996 Infiniti I30

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Hi.I would like to flush the brake fluid. The repair manual showed me "disconnect the acutator" But what is that? I couldn't find exactly where it is. I knew how to breed brake fluid without ABS system.Would let me know how change the fluid at ABS brake system.Thanks.
Modified by Ryan Heo at 7:04 PM 9/21/2007


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maxhopper
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Car: 02 Maxima SE 6spd
Location: Kentucky

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There are a couple of ways to do it. You can either bleed the new fluid through the system using the pedal to build pressure, or using a vacuum/pressure operated system (a speed bleeder). You should be able to find them at your local parts store.

With ABS, you always want to start bleeding out as far away as possible from the ABS unit and work towards it. In the 4th gen Maxima's case: you'd start with the passenger rear, then the driver rear, then the passenger side front, and finally the driver side front.

NutriaforBreakfast
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I bought a $6 oil sucker from HarborFreight and take it outof the Master Cylinder once a week for a month


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