Need help with brake flush

[Vikas]

Originally Posted By: G.Frost
Originally Posted By: Vikas
Explain this please. How do you prevent the brake fluid from getting straight to the ground?

I've never done this, but it would be the same principle that keeps the water in the upside-down 5 gallon jug on the water cooler. ...Until the fluid level drops lower than the neck of the bottle and allows air to enter the bottle.


I just tried with water and it works! This is good method but I just don't see how you can do it without spilling brake oil all over at first. Unless you can put over thumb over the mouth of the bottle and prevent it from spilling, there is going to be brake oil spill on the engine which will eat the paint quickly.

 

[HTSS_TR]

I agree. The chance of spilling brake fluid all over is too high and the benefit is too little if you do the brake bleeding with a fluid extractor like Mityvac 7201. Just fill the reservoir when the fluid is near bottom, while the Mityvac extract brake fluid from the bleeder valve, doesn't take much time and effort.