$peed])emon

do i bleed the brake fluid on both rears, or can i just bleed through one side??? and how do i get the air out of the system?

dansu

Start at the caliper furthest from the master cylinder and work your way up. So it should be rear right, rear left, front right, front left. You need two people to do it unless you have a power bleeder.

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...edbrakes.shtml

$peed])emon

the second person is to pump the brakes rite?? also how do i get the air out of the system?

Smalls

thats what bleeding the brakes is, getting air out

Smalls

someone has to pump the brake pedal then hold it down. did you even read dansu's link?

$peed])emon

just alittle urgent...reading rite now actually...thanks for the link....my real problem is that i have a leak around my left rear caliper...somewhere around the bolts where the lines meet.....can i just tighten the bolt so it stops leakin???

Smalls

maybe....it depends. Inside that bolt that holds the line on the caliper are two washers, which are there to prevent leakage. If one of those two washers is messed up, you might have to replace the whole caliper.

$peed])emon

so should i even bleed the system?? or just top it off?

Smalls

if your pedal is mushy, then yes, bleed the system. If it feels you have to push the pedal really hard to stop, then yes, bleed the system.

The thing is, if fluid is getting out, it is possible that air is getting in.

Yes, bleed the system. Then top it off

$peed])emon

ok, thanks for the info

$peed])emon

one more quick question....do i really need that plastic tubing that the site dansu mentioned??? can i just bleed the system like 5 times to make sure that there are no more air?

wilp99

you can get replacment washers just ask for the caliper (front or rear) banjo nut washers. and you can get them at autozone.. and anytime there is a leak you need to bleed the brakes. cause for every drop of fluid that comes out just as much air gets in. try to tighten the nut first. if its just loose then tighten it.. and bleed that caliper, and if you get air free fluid within the first 2 pumps, then you should be aiit and the others dont need to be bled.

$peed])emon

hmmm...im not to familiar with the "banjo" nut washers...how would i install them?

$peed])emon

how do i kno when the fluid is "air free"?

dansu

you stop when you see that new brake fluid is coming out of the bleed valve. The plastic tube is there to prevent brake fluid going all over the place. It's definitely possible to bleed without it, but it's a good idea since brake fluid will eat through paint.

ajtcl

caustic shit that stuff is.

saiko_cl_duck

evil friken stuff it is, makes skin itch like crazy