Replacing/Flushing brake fluid

[Afboy143]

Hey guys,
On my 99 explorer with 81k miles, I wanted to go out and flush out and replace the brake fluid. How exactly would I do this without getting air in the system? Thanks

 

[BrooklynBay]

You would have to make sure that your reservoir never runs dry. Every time you remove some fluid from a caliper you have to add some fluid to the reservoir.

 

[cfd911]

bleeding brakes

well this is how i did it,

a couple days before i attempted to bleed the brakes, i sprayed the bleeder screws a day before VERY CAREFULLY NOT TO SPRAY ONTO THE BRAKES , with a drop of wd 40 so the screws were alittle easier to break free....

then the day i bled them i started with plenty of brake fluid , a clear plastic tubing a clean plastic bottle....

i made sure the master cylinder was full, i sucked 3/4 of the old fluid with a old turkey baster, and then refilled the resevoir with clean fresh fluid. i started at the r rear wheel,
first attempted to break the bleeder . if it broke free i closed it attached the clear plastic hose and placed it into the clear bottle , opened the bleeder and let it drain until fresh fluid could be seen.
THEN before i closed the bleeder, i had a helper slowly push the break pedal down to the floorand hold it while i closed the bleeder.
then move to the L REAR REPEAT R FRT REPEAT THEN L FRT...

DO NOT LET THE SYSTEM RUN DRY CONSTANTLY CHECK YOU MASTER CYL LEVEL.......
DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT ANYONE? ANYONE?

 

[adam4584]

that sounds about right thats how we did it at school

 

[MountaineerGreen]

I flushed/bled my rear brakes yesterday. I needed a new bleeder screw, went to the HELP! section at Advance and found "1 man bleeder screws" for ~$10. They have a check valve in them, so you just open the bleeder, attach the clear tubing and put it into a bottle. Just pump the brakes a few times, close the bleeder, repeat. I worked great, I am going to replace my front with a set ASAP. That way I don't have to rely on anyone else to help me and do it correctly.

 

[BrooklynBay]

I came across those check valve style bleeder screws a couple of months ago. It looks like a great idea, but they don't make one for my vehicle.