DIY: Brake Bleed (Gravity Method)
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Originally Posted by Mattyg2
Are you guys sucking every last bit of fluid from the reservoir or just down to the LOW line? Wouldn't sucking out all the fluid let air in? Or am I missing something here.
For those having to resort to pumping, is your MC lid in place? That would impede the flow. Leave the cover off. BUT, if you do end up having to pump, put the cover back on. Some fluid can jump when you are pumping and spill out of the resevoir.
Gravity = cover off
Pump = cover on
I wait to do this procedure until its time to change my trans and/or diff fluid. Car is already level on jack stands. So I just remove wheels, set it up to bleed a corner, then go about process of trans/diff maintenance, making sure to stop and refill MC resevoir often and check if its time to move to the next corner. This way I fill the waiting time doing other maintenance activity.
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I'm curious about how much fluid should be bled out of each corner?
Wondering since the new fluid I'm putting in is the same color as the fluid in the car now, would be kinda hard to tell when the new fluid starts running through.
Wondering since the new fluid I'm putting in is the same color as the fluid in the car now, would be kinda hard to tell when the new fluid starts running through.
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Originally Posted by Acethriller
I'm curious about how much fluid should be bled out of each corner? Wondering since the new fluid I'm putting in is the same color as the fluid in the car now, would be kinda hard to tell when the new fluid starts running through.
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You should be able to see it easily through the tube. And I would say about 100ml of fluid will drip out until it turns completely clear, or amber or whatever color fluid you're using. It might be less than 100ml, but that's just my estimate. I was using an arrowhead 500ml bottle as my catch can. And I only filled her up 3/4th of the way after flushing each caliper with gravity.
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Originally Posted by Acethriller
I'm curious about how much fluid should be bled out of each corner? Wondering since the new fluid I'm putting in is the same color as the fluid in the car now, would be kinda hard to tell when the new fluid starts running through.
Originally Posted by Acethriller' timestamp='1415731281' post='23401307
I'm curious about how much fluid should be bled out of each corner?
Wondering since the new fluid I'm putting in is the same color as the fluid in the car now, would be kinda hard to tell when the new fluid starts running through.
Wondering since the new fluid I'm putting in is the same color as the fluid in the car now, would be kinda hard to tell when the new fluid starts running through.
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Great write-up! 
I noticed a mistake in the write-up where you state the bleeding sequences. It is suppose to be 1)pass front 2) drive front 3) drive rear(LEFT rear) and 4) pass rear (RIGHT rear), right? But the sequence you wrote now for rear is mixed up with pass being left and drive being right
I noticed a mistake in the write-up where you state the bleeding sequences. It is suppose to be 1)pass front 2) drive front 3) drive rear(LEFT rear) and 4) pass rear (RIGHT rear), right? But the sequence you wrote now for rear is mixed up with pass being left and drive being right
4- By trial, I've found the best sequence is RF, LF, LR, RR. Start with the right front bleeder. Attach a 12" clear hose to the bleeder screw (10mm), running DOWN to a container below the level of the Brake caliper and let it gravity bleed till it turns blue (no need to sumbmerge the line in Brake fluid)
The original poster HzRRZ's detailed writeup and pictures do actually follow the Billman250 sequence though what he states right at the beginning (see below) is different.
So the below 06 Dec 2012 quote is INCORRECT......just use Billman250 sequence RF, LF, LR, RR or follow original poster HzRRZ's detailed writeup and pictures.
Thanks HvRRZ and Billman250 and TotalBalance!
Bleed Order: Passenger Front, Driver Front, Passenger Rear, Driver Rear (Credit goes to Billman250 for the bleed order. I've been using this order for some time since he suggested it years back. Great contributor to the s2k community, and very knowledgeable mechanic with a long history of working on our cars.)
