Bleeding Brake system, Difficulty?? Options

[Jeremy1210]

So I jsut received my rear disc conversion from tap Recycling... I am going to put it on Friday night.

Question: How hard is it to bleed the brake system? is it hard? If its not too hard, can some one let me know how to do it?

Thanks a lot

Jeremy

[SpedToe169]

Cone Trouble is right on, but I'd like to add a couple things. I like to pump the brakes up after the valve is closed. Its not as necessary as it used to be, but its good to give it a couple pumps to make sure you've got pressure back in the system. If your car hasn't been bled in a long time, the master cylinder might be worn and as a result might stick in the lower part of its travel (the part that it never uses because the brakes never go to the floor in normal conditions). This is ok, but not great, so if it sticks, try to avoid letting it go to the floor on subsequent bleedings. And lasly, if you buy a big bottle of brake fluid, make sure you squeeze all the air out of it before you store it. I always try to buy my fluid in small bottles so I use it up quickly, but whatever. The fluid will absorb the moisture in the air and elminating the moisture (and air) in the brake system is what you're trying to do in the first place. I haven't used the fluid that conetrouble recommended, but any DOT 4 fluid should work just fine. I stay away from the synthetics but its largely a matter of prefrence.