[Z06] Flushing Brake System Question?
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From: Lynn IN
Flushing Brake System Question?
For those of you owners who have done their own brake flushing and bleeding of the system, could you PLEASE let me know how difficult this is to do.
I have a Forced- Fed Lingenfelter 2003 ZO6 with a Full Coil Over PFADT suspension, and a ride height of only 3.250 in. which makes it impossible for my local chevy dealer to service the brakes.
I need to have the system serviced before the 2011 Hot Rod Power Tour the first week of June, and would appreciate any information that would help me in this matter.
Lifting the car myself is not an issue, I just need info. on what it would take to service the system myself. Please give me any and all instructions, as well as what the best brake fluid to use would be. Pics of the brake service would also be great if at all possible.
Thanks so much in advance for all your help,
All The Best,
yellow lpe zo6
dwparrish2003@yahoo.com
I have a Forced- Fed Lingenfelter 2003 ZO6 with a Full Coil Over PFADT suspension, and a ride height of only 3.250 in. which makes it impossible for my local chevy dealer to service the brakes.
I need to have the system serviced before the 2011 Hot Rod Power Tour the first week of June, and would appreciate any information that would help me in this matter.
Lifting the car myself is not an issue, I just need info. on what it would take to service the system myself. Please give me any and all instructions, as well as what the best brake fluid to use would be. Pics of the brake service would also be great if at all possible.
Thanks so much in advance for all your help,
All The Best,
yellow lpe zo6
dwparrish2003@yahoo.com
Last edited by yellowLPEZO6; Jan 16, 2011 at 04:04 PM. Reason: misspelled word
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St. Jude Donor '08
Pretty easy to do. Get it up on the lift, yank off the tires.
Get a brake fluid bleeder bottle and hook it up, crack the bleeder nad have some one pump the brake pedal. Keep refilling the master with clean fluid.
I like motul RBF 600. Even better is to have a buddy with a tech2 and perform a flush using the tech2 that get the fluid out of the ABS and exercise your ABS unit.
Get a brake fluid bleeder bottle and hook it up, crack the bleeder nad have some one pump the brake pedal. Keep refilling the master with clean fluid.
I like motul RBF 600. Even better is to have a buddy with a tech2 and perform a flush using the tech2 that get the fluid out of the ABS and exercise your ABS unit.
Team Owner
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From: Raleigh / Rolesville NC
Lay down so 12" X24" x 2" boards and drive the front wheels up on to those boards.
Then jack your car up to put on jacks standts
To do a proper flush, you will have your car on jack stands and take all 4 wheels off.
Then jack your car up to put on jacks standts
To do a proper flush, you will have your car on jack stands and take all 4 wheels off.
Drifting
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From: Edmond OK
If you can lift the car and remove the wheels, then you can flush the system.
I recommend installing speed bleeders (which are a one-way check valve) first to really ease the process...total cost there is $20 or less. Open the bleeder with a piece of tubing over it (running into some sort of container). Pump the brake pedal until the new fluid comes out, making sure to never let the master cylinder run dry (with new fluid of course). Two people are not necessary with speed bleeders, but it sure makes it a bit easier.
Alternatively, you can use a vacuum bleeder such as the one sold by Motive. I don't have any experience with one so I can't give you any feedback there.
I recommend installing speed bleeders (which are a one-way check valve) first to really ease the process...total cost there is $20 or less. Open the bleeder with a piece of tubing over it (running into some sort of container). Pump the brake pedal until the new fluid comes out, making sure to never let the master cylinder run dry (with new fluid of course). Two people are not necessary with speed bleeders, but it sure makes it a bit easier.
Alternatively, you can use a vacuum bleeder such as the one sold by Motive. I don't have any experience with one so I can't give you any feedback there.
Melting Slicks
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From: Puyallup Washington
I also recommend speed bleeders. Lift the car, remove the wheels, remove the old bleeders and put in the speed bleeders. Open one bleeder a quarter of a turn with a clear hose on it into a suitable container. Press the brake pedal with your hand and let up on it. Do this for 6 or seven times and you should have clean fluid in the line from the speed bleeder. Tighten the bleeder, go to the next wheel and repeat until all 4 are done. Just do not let the master cylinder run out of fluid or you get to start over. Just bleeding the brakes took less than 15 minutes as I already had the car in the air and the wheels off.
