Need Help Removing Brake Calipers
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Need Help Removing Brake Calipers
I want to paint my brake calipers and my search here on CF gave a lot of good tips on the painting process. The popular choice seems to be to take the calipers off.
I have the car up on stands and wheels off so my question is can I remove the brake line and give it a make shift cap and not drain the fluid?
My hope is I can put the finished calipers back on and not have to do the bleeding.
Thanks for the advice
Bob
I have the car up on stands and wheels off so my question is can I remove the brake line and give it a make shift cap and not drain the fluid?
My hope is I can put the finished calipers back on and not have to do the bleeding.
Thanks for the advice
Bob
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You would be foolish not to bleed it, some air will definitely be in there. Its only going only to be about 2 or 3 pedal pumps to get out that small amount of air. Its all apart already, on jacks and no big deal, 30 seconds each side with an assistant.
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If the brake fluid has not been fully flushed with new fluid in more than 2 years get a quart of fluid and FLUSH all that old fluid out. You will thank me later.
You should flush with new fluid every couple of years.
Mine winds up getting flushed a couple times a year since it sees a lot of road course time.
I still remember the crap I flushed out of an 88 one time, it was nasty.
You should flush with new fluid every couple of years.
Mine winds up getting flushed a couple times a year since it sees a lot of road course time.
I still remember the crap I flushed out of an 88 one time, it was nasty.
