[Mgs] Changing brake fluid

[Max Heim]

That's it. I just thought I'd point out that the turkey baster is optional
-- you can just go ahead and bleed through all the old fluid, if you don't
have one handy (or if SWMBO catches you in the kitchen).


--

Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 1/10/08 5:38 PM, Richard Ewald at richard.ewald at gmail.com wrote:

> It's actually pretty easy.
> You need a clear soda bottle, a turkey baster, some rubber hose (12"-18"),
> safety wire and some fresh brake fluid.
> Get some rubber hose that is just big enough to slip onto the bleed screws.
> Put one end into the bottle, with the end almost at the bottom of the
> bottle, say 1/4-1/2" off the bottom.  Secure the hose to the bottle with
> safety wire (don't pinch the hose off)  It is also handy to make a hook out
> of safety wire to hang the bottle from while bleeding.
> Use the turkey baster to suck out as much dirty fluid as possible from the
> master.
> Fill with fresh fluid.
> Go to the right rear, and attach the hose to the bleed screw.  You want the
> hose to travel upward before it heads back down into the bottle.  Open the
> bleed screw.
> Have your minion slowly pump the brake pedal until clear fluid is visible in
> the bottom on the bottle (don't worry, it's easy to tell).  If you are fresh
> out of minions, you can leave the bleed screw open and go pump it yourself.
> Close the bleed screw and move to the other rear brake.  Repeat
> Do the fronts the same way.
> Don't forget to top up the fluid every so often.
> Dispose of the old fluid properly.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Rick
> 
> On Jan 10, 2008 4:12 PM, joseph cianciotti <jmc987 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> Just wondering. How does one go about changing the brake fluid? Do
>> you just bleed it it out of the system? And how do you know when
>> you're done? Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Joseph
>> 67 MGB Roadster