If you have plenty of fluid, (always have and extra liter or quart of fresh fluid), you can just open the brake bleed valve on the opposite side you are working and let it slowly bleed some old fluid out into a pan. Gravity is at work here since the reservoir is higher, it will slowly push fluid from the reservoir to the calipers as a fast drip. If you have a way to suck out most of the old fluid from the reservoir and keep filling it with new fluid, then it will go much faster since there is less old fluid to slowly bleed out overall. Also, if you break loose the bleeder screw before removing the caliper and then open the bleeder and push the piston back in while aiming the bleeder for the drain pan, there will also be less old fluid to bleed out later, rather than pushing the old fluid back up into the reservoir. If you can remember to keep the reservoir full while gravity bleeding the opposite side you are working on, when it's time to ask the other person to SLOWLY pump the brake pedal once or twice and hold to bleed, you will be already into new fluid by then and very little pump bleeding required.
two person brake bleed question
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Been doing my own brakes for 50 yrs. Never did enough, often enough to require anything more than some tubing and a jar.
Originally Posted by atikovi
Originally Posted by NissanMaxima
I really don't do this often enough to buy a MityVac.
How much does a brake fluid change at the dealer cost? Probably more than the MityVac.
I would only do dealer brake fluid change while under warranty & they were paying for it & the disposal fee(s).
Or complete brake job.
Originally Posted by NissanMaxima
I really don't do this often enough to buy a MityVac.
How much does a brake fluid change at the dealer cost? Probably more than the MityVac.
I would only do dealer brake fluid change while under warranty & they were paying for it & the disposal fee(s).
Or complete brake job.
My experience is the same as StevieC. I have done the 2 person method. One time my buddy was good at calling out when he was nearing bottom. This allowed me to close the bleeder. Another time, another buddy would tell me after he bottomed out the pedal. I never had any issues with air in the system.
I usually do the one man bleed with my expensive, over the top system. I use the zap strap to tighten the tubing on the bleeder and either let gravity do the work or slowly depress the pedal.
I usually do the one man bleed with my expensive, over the top system. I use the zap strap to tighten the tubing on the bleeder and either let gravity do the work or slowly depress the pedal.
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