I just wanted to report in that gravity bleeding seems to work well enough.
I have a Ford F150 that I routinely do maintenance on by myself, so letting each caliper drip seemed to do the trick.
I'm going to guess it is easier on a truck since the height difference between the master cylinder reservoir and the calipers is greater than on a car. (I managed to gain some more height by jacking up the driver front corner)
The rear brakes had a fast drip while the fronts had a steady flow. The entire process took about 1.5 hours from beginning to cleanup, so you can work on other projects while each caliper bleeds out.
I have a Motive Power Bleeder on order because I haven't changed my fluid in a while. I'll need to do a few bleeding sessions to return the fluid color to the normal clear yellow it should be.
I guess the best part is that you really have no way of introducing air into the system since it goes so slow.
I have a Ford F150 that I routinely do maintenance on by myself, so letting each caliper drip seemed to do the trick.
I'm going to guess it is easier on a truck since the height difference between the master cylinder reservoir and the calipers is greater than on a car. (I managed to gain some more height by jacking up the driver front corner)
The rear brakes had a fast drip while the fronts had a steady flow. The entire process took about 1.5 hours from beginning to cleanup, so you can work on other projects while each caliper bleeds out.
I have a Motive Power Bleeder on order because I haven't changed my fluid in a while. I'll need to do a few bleeding sessions to return the fluid color to the normal clear yellow it should be.
I guess the best part is that you really have no way of introducing air into the system since it goes so slow.