Bleeding Brakes/Caliper replacement

Hey everyone, Could find a good forum in the garage list so I though I'd just list it here in the 1st gen.

I'm gunna be installing a pair of new calipers and rotors on my truck. It looks pretty stright forward, but I've never had to bleed the brake before so I'm a little cautious. Anybody have any advice or tips I could learn from?

Also I am thinking about making the project into it's own thread because I have learned so much from everyone else that I feel like I should give back a little.

 

Look on Youtube. Watch a video. Perform what you watched and wammo.......your done.

 

Yeah, That's pretty much the direction I'm headed. Pretty excited for the project though.

 

use the gravity feed bleeding method, its the best way when you are by yourself and you don't have to do all that pumping of the brakes.

I would add take a close look at your brake hoses for cracks and if you see any replace them at the same time.

when you get ready to do the work get a turkey baster or one of those infant nasal snot sucking bulbs to remove the old fluid with and carefully take out the screen in your master cylinder by gently prying on the front and back tabs that hold it in place. then suck out all the old fluid in there with your nasal sucker or turkey baster but before sucking it out take a look in it and if there is sediment sludge collected in there then use the turkey baster as a pump to squirt fluid around to stir it up and wash it all loose and suspended, especially towards the front part where you cant reach any other way, so you can suck it out with the old fluid. if the screen is dirty clean it with brake cleaner then let completely dry before putting it back in. when your work is finished fill the reservoir with fresh new fluid and bleed the system. doing things this way flushes and renews your whole brake fluid system.

look at these videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tacoma+gravity+bleed+brtakes

 

Right on man, thanks for the link. I'll take a look at that when i get home from work.