Or atleast this style of vacuum pumps:
Those who have used this will notice that it doesnt vacuum fluid out in a smooth stream which i think will leave some air in the system. And plus this method takes forever, you can be pumping for 10-15 per nipple until you see new fluid...
This past summer i did a lot of twisties driving on my integra and i noticed my brakes would start to fade and feel mushy after a few hard braking applications. I finally had some time to bleed my brakes(on thanksgiving) and this time, i decided to use the classic or two-man method to bleed my brakes. The difference is night and day. My brakes starts to apply near the top and has a super firm pedal feel as oppose to low and moderate firm feel.
I can't say this method has fixed my mushy brake feeling while thrashing my brakes in hot weather, but it already feels so much better than before. I'm thinking it could be due to the cheap prestone brake fluid and the minuscule amount of air trapped in my brake system with the use of the vacuum pump.
Here's the brake bleeding instructions i used:
1. I guess i did use my vacuum pump, i pumped out all the old fluid in the reservoir with it lol
2. Filled the reservoir with ATE superblue
3. Attach a clear hose to Front Left bleeder nipple with the other end in a water bottle submerged in brake fluid
4. Have a friend pump the brake pedal until firm while maintaining a firm press on it
5. Crack open the bleeder valve for 2-3 seconds and close
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you see new fluid. In my case it was so easy due to my new fluid being blue as oppose to gold. Always make sure the fluid in the reservoir never goes dry or below them minimum line
7. Move onto the next bleeder which happened to be Front right, then rear right and finally rear left
Those who have used this will notice that it doesnt vacuum fluid out in a smooth stream which i think will leave some air in the system. And plus this method takes forever, you can be pumping for 10-15 per nipple until you see new fluid...
This past summer i did a lot of twisties driving on my integra and i noticed my brakes would start to fade and feel mushy after a few hard braking applications. I finally had some time to bleed my brakes(on thanksgiving) and this time, i decided to use the classic or two-man method to bleed my brakes. The difference is night and day. My brakes starts to apply near the top and has a super firm pedal feel as oppose to low and moderate firm feel.
I can't say this method has fixed my mushy brake feeling while thrashing my brakes in hot weather, but it already feels so much better than before. I'm thinking it could be due to the cheap prestone brake fluid and the minuscule amount of air trapped in my brake system with the use of the vacuum pump.
Here's the brake bleeding instructions i used:
1. I guess i did use my vacuum pump, i pumped out all the old fluid in the reservoir with it lol
2. Filled the reservoir with ATE superblue
3. Attach a clear hose to Front Left bleeder nipple with the other end in a water bottle submerged in brake fluid
4. Have a friend pump the brake pedal until firm while maintaining a firm press on it
5. Crack open the bleeder valve for 2-3 seconds and close
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you see new fluid. In my case it was so easy due to my new fluid being blue as oppose to gold. Always make sure the fluid in the reservoir never goes dry or below them minimum line
7. Move onto the next bleeder which happened to be Front right, then rear right and finally rear left
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