Different brake fluid color?
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Different brake fluid color?
My DD needed some brake fluid so off to AZ I went and bought DOT 3 fluid. I thought I'd look in my 91 vette, and the fluid in there is a darkish brown color, and the fluid in the new bottle is clear?
Whats up with the diff. colors?
OK to use in vette, just add it?
Just PROVES how much of a nOOb I am.
Whats up with the diff. colors?
OK to use in vette, just add it?
Just PROVES how much of a nOOb I am.
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My DD needed some brake fluid so off to AZ I went and bought DOT 3 fluid. I thought I'd look in my 91 vette, and the fluid in there is a darkish brown color, and the fluid in the new bottle is clear?
Whats up with the diff. colors?
OK to use in vette, just add it?
Just PROVES how much of a nOOb I am.
Whats up with the diff. colors?
OK to use in vette, just add it?
Just PROVES how much of a nOOb I am.
"speedbleeders"....they make it a fast, one man job.
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brake fluid is hygroscopic, which means that it absorbs water...it should be flushed every 2 years...all the crud settles in the calipers; also the water that collects in it causes the brake fluid to boil when subjected to periods of excessive heat, and thats bad
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That’s because there is no one right answer. There are several ways to do it depending on your equipment of what you use and if you work alone or have help.
You can pressurize the master and force it out each wheel cylinder. You can use a vacuum device and suck it out of each wheel cylinder. Or you can use speed bleeders and use the brake pedal to bleed the system. And if you have help, do it the old fashioned way of using two people and one pumps while the other opens and closes the wheel cylinder.
This is not the whole list but the major ones used. People usually find what works best for them and the car after they have tried several.
I have all that darn stuff but I think speed bleeders work pretty good, each to his own.
You can pressurize the master and force it out each wheel cylinder. You can use a vacuum device and suck it out of each wheel cylinder. Or you can use speed bleeders and use the brake pedal to bleed the system. And if you have help, do it the old fashioned way of using two people and one pumps while the other opens and closes the wheel cylinder.
This is not the whole list but the major ones used. People usually find what works best for them and the car after they have tried several.
I have all that darn stuff but I think speed bleeders work pretty good, each to his own.
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That’s because there is no one right answer. There are several ways to do it depending on your equipment of what you use and if you work alone or have help.
You can pressurize the master and force it out each wheel cylinder. You can use a vacuum device and suck it out of each wheel cylinder. Or you can use speed bleeders and use the brake pedal to bleed the system. And if you have help, do it the old fashioned way of using two people and one pumps while the other opens and closes the wheel cylinder.
This is not the whole list but the major ones used. People usually find what works best for them and the car after they have tried several.
I have all that darn stuff but I think speed bleeders work pretty good, each to his own.
You can pressurize the master and force it out each wheel cylinder. You can use a vacuum device and suck it out of each wheel cylinder. Or you can use speed bleeders and use the brake pedal to bleed the system. And if you have help, do it the old fashioned way of using two people and one pumps while the other opens and closes the wheel cylinder.
This is not the whole list but the major ones used. People usually find what works best for them and the car after they have tried several.
I have all that darn stuff but I think speed bleeders work pretty good, each to his own.
Just loosen the nipple while your friend pumps the pedal, repeat until you get clear fluid.
Right?
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Opps, not a tool, sorry.....
Last edited by Jamesnns; Feb 17, 2010 at 01:21 PM. Reason: Cause I'm a nOOb.......
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That’s because there is no one right answer. There are several ways to do it depending on your equipment of what you use and if you work alone or have help.
You can pressurize the master and force it out each wheel cylinder. You can use a vacuum device and suck it out of each wheel cylinder. Or you can use speed bleeders and use the brake pedal to bleed the system. And if you have help, do it the old fashioned way of using two people and one pumps while the other opens and closes the wheel cylinder.
This is not the whole list but the major ones used. People usually find what works best for them and the car after they have tried several.
I have all that darn stuff but I think speed bleeders work pretty good, each to his own.
You can pressurize the master and force it out each wheel cylinder. You can use a vacuum device and suck it out of each wheel cylinder. Or you can use speed bleeders and use the brake pedal to bleed the system. And if you have help, do it the old fashioned way of using two people and one pumps while the other opens and closes the wheel cylinder.
This is not the whole list but the major ones used. People usually find what works best for them and the car after they have tried several.
I have all that darn stuff but I think speed bleeders work pretty good, each to his own.
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push pedal (requires a second person)
Close bleeder
release pedal
repeat
Keep going till it looks clean ( and no air if you've replaced a hose, etc.) I put a clear hose on the bleeder and run it into a white margarine container.
If the pedal is released while the bleeder is open you'll suck air back in.
Start with the furthest wheel and end with the closest. Keep an eye on the level in the master cause you don't want it to run dry and suck air.
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Open bleeder
push pedal (requires a second person)
Close bleeder
release pedal
repeat
Keep going till it looks clean ( and no air if you've replaced a hose, etc.) I put a clear hose on the bleeder and run it into a white margarine container.
If the pedal is released while the bleeder is open you'll suck air back in.
Start with the furthest wheel and end with the closest. Keep an eye on the level in the master cause you don't want it to run dry and suck air.
push pedal (requires a second person)
Close bleeder
release pedal
repeat
Keep going till it looks clean ( and no air if you've replaced a hose, etc.) I put a clear hose on the bleeder and run it into a white margarine container.
If the pedal is released while the bleeder is open you'll suck air back in.
Start with the furthest wheel and end with the closest. Keep an eye on the level in the master cause you don't want it to run dry and suck air.
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St. Jude Donor '12
I use a vaccum bleeder.
I've been eyeing a motive power bleeder for my next purchase.
I had to replace the master and all 4 calipers to stop seeing a grey fluid.
I've been eyeing a motive power bleeder for my next purchase.
I had to replace the master and all 4 calipers to stop seeing a grey fluid.
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From: levittown pa. usa Even a bad day with my `Vette, is better than a good day at work
St. Jude Donor '10
just as oil is a nice golden color (unless it royal purple) when new & turns dark with use.
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From: backwoods upstate ny
speed bleepers work for bleeding but don't leave 'em in permanently...'budget' bleeder: use a short piece of vinyl hose and a clothes-pin, loosen the oem bleeder only enuf to pass fluid when pedal is pressed (too loose lets air back in on pedal return)...recheck m/c level after every 5 pedal strokes to prevent suckin wind.
