I need to know if there's a certain proceedure on flushing my brake fluid? I'll be removing my rotors, pads, and brake lines. I know I'm going to have to remove my brake fluid and rebleed the brakes. I've done it before on my oldschool altima, but I had help with me. This time I'm doing this alone. I need to know before friday. Thanks!

 

its just like any other car, but its way easier with 2 people

 

Valvoline synthetic dot 3/4 is more than good enough for your application. It's what I just used and it's available everywhere.

I used RR, LR, FR, LR. But I didn't have the manual to check for sure. Sometimes they go LR first. Depends how the line is run I guess. I just bleed everything twice for good measure.

Advice on the brake line removal. It's a 10mm and the head design is way better than before but the metal is still soft. I have a small vice grip pliers that have a special design that fit my lines perfect. I just used this as it grips better than an open end 10mm (Unless you have the brake line wrench)

And don't forget to use BOTH copper washers on the new SS lines. (Just like how the oem line uses them) Jlining doing the work?

 

I'll have someone to help me with the brake pedal, what i mean by alone is having someone who knows how to work on a G. I know on my other cars there's usually a proceedure along the lines of bleeding front right, then left rear, then left front, then right rear.. you know what i mean?

 

Thanks jeff. just what i was looking for.

I'm doing all the work.. my buddy has a shop and he's letting me use it the whole day to myself on friday, so i'm taking some PTO to do all the work

 

You have the tools to replace the shoes? I didn't look close on mine as I didnt replace them but it looked like a std drum design. Which from what I remember, required a special tool. You can do it w/o it but it's just that much of a bigger pain.

Oh and if you're alone, you are going to need some assistance. Either a pressure bleeder or vacuum bleeder. I used this:



I might look into finding an unit that can store vacuum in greater amounts.

 

The shoes tool is available at my local pep boys, i'm going to rent it out in order to replace those

 

Two cheap ones at the bottom. Or you can make your own. But I found that the front/rear NIPPLIES!!!!!!! are diff sizes.

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...=brake+bleeder

 

cool....
I may end up go to harbor freight tomorrow

PS

 

Thanks for the payment. But who's Sarah?

 

Sarah is my wife'

 

So how did it go?

 

I did not get half the things I needed done. I spent too much time on the AC line. Which was a total disaster. Ended up just replacing the rotors, pads, front lines, and fluid. The cheap self bleeder ended up having a leak which lead to actually putting more air in the lines than normal. After 2 liters of brake fluid I got those done. I still have to replace the rear lines but that's no biggy. I may end up paying my buddy to do the rest of the things I did not accomplished.

 

Sorry to hear. That AC line looked like a monster to replace if you didn't remove 1/2 the engine bay. You could probably do the rear lines after work one day. I gotta do the pads on the wife's RX300 probably Sat.

Did the rear shoes go on okay?

 

Those cheap one man self bleeder kits suck. What you need to get is the Motive power bleeder, it's truly a one man job.