How to Do a Bleed Free Brake Job
Performing a brake job will keep your car in tip top shape. Brake jobs are recommended after every 30,000 miles, but can be done more often. If your brakes fail, it could put you in a life threatening position. There is no need to pay expensive fees for this service when the job can easily be done yourself.
Items Needed:
- Floor jack
- Jack handle
- 4-way
- Caliper wrench
- Take your 4-way tool and begin to loosen all of the lug nuts on the tire's disc you are replacing.
- Lift the tire off the ground with a floor jack. Be sure not to lift this too high.
- Remove the tire from the vehicle by loosing the lug nuts more, until they can be spun right off. Put them in a safe place because you need these to put the tire back.
- Turn on your vehicle and turn the wheel all the way in one direction. You want the caliper to be facing you. If the caliper is not facing you, turn the wheel the other direction.
- Open up the reservoir that holds brake fluid. Remove about half in each one and put it in a clean container. Then close up the reservoir.
- Find the location between the rotor and inside the caliper. Install a prybar between them. Separate the rotor and caliper slowly.
- Unbolt the caliper and remove it so it swings away to the side. This lets fresh air into your discs.
- Bolt the caliper back on the vehicle.
- Replace the brake fluid taken out earlier.
- Get in your vehicle and press the brake. You may need to do this several times to set the new pads.