Doug, excellent advice! I've been using a syringe to extract the old fluid.
Considering the song and dance I had to go through
to get it from a pharmacy ("No, its my car that has the habit, not me!), a
turkey baster would be easier to get, and would work better too.
I tried one of those one-man bleeder kits, with the tubes into a plastic jar
with lid. No success.
What HAS worked well for me, and was inexpensive, was clear tubing with a
one-way valve on the end.
Another advantage of bleeding every year or two is that you won't have to
take a torch (blow-torch, not a flashlight) to loosen the bleed nipples.
Nick(278)
>
> Seriously, a few years ago I installed Speed-Bleeders all around,
> and every spring (or two) I do a full bleed-flush of the braking system,
> which takes maybe 20 minutes. Before starting, be sure to suck
> out all the old, moisture-laden fluid from the reservoir and replace it
> with fresh. A turkey baster comes in handy for this.
>
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit
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