Question about brake fluid change and bleeding.
04-05-2015, 08:48 PM
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Question about brake fluid change and bleeding.
I just finished bolting up my freshly cleaned, painted, and rebuilt brake calipers and have a few questions. I've seen the articles on brake flushing and bleeding but my situation is a bit different.
When I removed the calipers originally I didn't pinch the lines so fluid drained out, but is there any way that I can completely remove the old fluid before attaching the banjo bolts? The old fluid was disgusting and there was sediment in the front calipers so **** me if I dump nasty brake fluid into the calipers I spent so long working on. I know the typical approach would be to bolt everything up and then just use the bleeder screws for the flush but I don't want that stuff in my calipers at all since the stuff floating in the brake fluid would just settle in the calipers even after all the fluid was gone.
Thanks!
When I removed the calipers originally I didn't pinch the lines so fluid drained out, but is there any way that I can completely remove the old fluid before attaching the banjo bolts? The old fluid was disgusting and there was sediment in the front calipers so **** me if I dump nasty brake fluid into the calipers I spent so long working on. I know the typical approach would be to bolt everything up and then just use the bleeder screws for the flush but I don't want that stuff in my calipers at all since the stuff floating in the brake fluid would just settle in the calipers even after all the fluid was gone.
Thanks!
04-06-2015, 03:49 AM
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Re: Question about brake fluid change and bleeding.
Put something under/around all your lines to catch the fluid. Press the pedal a bunch of times until all the fluid is drained.
Good call not pinching the lines, BTW.
Good call not pinching the lines, BTW.
04-07-2015, 03:38 PM
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Re: Question about brake fluid change and bleeding.
I just finished bolting up my freshly cleaned, painted, and rebuilt brake calipers and have a few questions. I've seen the articles on brake flushing and bleeding but my situation is a bit different.
When I removed the calipers originally I didn't pinch the lines so fluid drained out, but is there any way that I can completely remove the old fluid before attaching the banjo bolts? The old fluid was disgusting and there was sediment in the front calipers so **** me if I dump nasty brake fluid into the calipers I spent so long working on. I know the typical approach would be to bolt everything up and then just use the bleeder screws for the flush but I don't want that stuff in my calipers at all since the stuff floating in the brake fluid would just settle in the calipers even after all the fluid was gone.
Thanks!
When I removed the calipers originally I didn't pinch the lines so fluid drained out, but is there any way that I can completely remove the old fluid before attaching the banjo bolts? The old fluid was disgusting and there was sediment in the front calipers so **** me if I dump nasty brake fluid into the calipers I spent so long working on. I know the typical approach would be to bolt everything up and then just use the bleeder screws for the flush but I don't want that stuff in my calipers at all since the stuff floating in the brake fluid would just settle in the calipers even after all the fluid was gone.
Thanks!
04-12-2015, 01:54 PM
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Re: Question about brake fluid change and bleeding.
Thanks for the input guys 
, I took both of your advice and drained the nasty old fluid while adding more to keep the cylinder full. Then I bolted up the brake lines (using $25 worth of OEM crush washers, WTF Honda $3 each??) and bled as normal. So far no issues or leaks and hoping it stays that way for a while.
, I took both of your advice and drained the nasty old fluid while adding more to keep the cylinder full. Then I bolted up the brake lines (using $25 worth of OEM crush washers, WTF Honda $3 each??) and bled as normal. So far no issues or leaks and hoping it stays that way for a while.
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