Changing Brake Fluid.

[groucho]

Is it an easy job? do you need a bleeding kit or something?
I'm doing a trackday next week and I'm thinking about changing my brake fluid; last time it was changed was at a 12,000 service a year ago. I thought that they would change it on a 6,000 service that I had done a couple of weeks ago, but it looks like that wasn't the case.
Could any of you nice chappies run throught it here please.

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[stringbag]

There is a very nice chap called Martin S who has done it recently on his Chimp and who has a pump, making it much easier than the old fashioned brake pedal pumping way.
However, for about £20 the nice blokes at your local tyre/brake/clutch garage will do it for you (plus £10 for some DOT 5.1 if you want it over DOT 4 as it is more expensive). They have all the right kit and it takes about 15 minutes (had mine done 2 weeks ago).
Much better than half a day on your back, covered in the stuff and swearing madly at everything (IMHO of course!)

[groucho]

A place like Quik Fit, ya mean?

[stringbag]

Kind of. Prefer to go independent & small myself, but yep that kind of place. Give a few places a call from the yellow pages (brake & clutch services) & ask how much for a brake fluid change (non ABS). Kwick-profit might be pricey, but at least you get their work experience students practicing on your pride and Joy

[groucho]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I had that once before when I went to have a rear tyre changed, the kiddy leapt in my car, crunched it in reverse and then attempted to drive it onto the ramps and hey presto, he knocked the splitter off.

[antonyj]

If you buy one of those self bleed kits that pressurise the system from a spare tyre, the process is very easy and a one man job.

[GreenV8S]

My experience is that compressed air and corrosive flamable poisonous paint stripping brake fluid are not a happy combination. I'm not impressed with the system based on a one-way valve either. The best system I've found for one man brake bleeding is to use a vacuum pump.

[antonyj]

GreenV8S said:

My experience is that compressed air and corrosive flamable poisonous paint stripping brake fluid are not a happy combination. I'm not impressed with the system based on a one-way valve either. The best system I've found for one man brake bleeding is to use a vacuum pump.

I have used one for years with no problems, you do have to be carefull.