black brake fluid

[Tippey764]

It you aren't bleeding the brakes then the order does not matter though

Hes simply changing brake fluid.

[92exuser]

ok so when i change the braked fluid i might as well change my mc cool thanks for the info guys, i might as well change my breaks too right

[Tippey764]

No reason to change the brakes if they still have life left.

[dj_ender]

No.
Driver rear. Passenger Front. Passenger rear. Driver front.

Arent you supposed to start with the wheel thats the farthest away from the MC? That would be passenger rear.

[Fleetw00d]

The correct bleeding order for our cars is LR, RF, RR LF.

This is the way it is listed in the Honda Service Manual. I have one of the kids pumps the pedal, but also use my vacuum bleeder to capture the fluid.

[Bad_dude]

How much brake fluid would I need to completely flush the brake system?
Would a bottle of 32 Oz do? I want to flush my Corolla too.

Thanks.

[ferenza]

get 2 hug bottles of dot 3 fluid.it will do the trick.
My fluid was black and had sludge at the bottom of the reservoir.i cleaned it and did a flush with alcohol and it was clean for about 3 weeks then turned back to black. Went to check my brake lines and had seen that the rubber was peeling off and there was a huge bubble on the side. i replaced both and when i took them off i noticed that they were the originals from honda.

[Bad_dude]

get 2 hug bottles of dot 3 fluid.it will do the trick.
My fluid was black and had sludge at the bottom of the reservoir.i cleaned it and did a flush with alcohol and it was clean for about 3 weeks then turned back to black. Went to check my brake lines and had seen that the rubber was peeling off and there was a huge bubble on the side. i replaced both and when i took them off i noticed that they were the originals from honda.

Hey,
When you said 2 hug bottles, what are the volume in onces each bottle? Big bubble, do you mean a swollen brake hose or air bubble?
I assume you change the rubber hoses. What and how did you use to plug the lines while changing the hose to limit drying out the master cylinder?

Thanks.

[ferenza]

by the huge bottles i mean by volume.My brake lines were swollen and it had a brake fluid bubble on one of them because it was weak.i wish i had pics but the outer rubber casing was peeling like a banana.When i changed them i let my master run dry which wasnt a good idea but i knew it wasnt totally empty because of the back brakes.when i finished changing them i poured fluid into the res and gravity bled the brakes.when i seen fluid, i shut the bleeder valve and proceeded to bleed them in order.And get a 10mm flare nut wrench because a regular wrench strips the hardline to the brake hose.

[Bad_dude]

I checked my front rubber brake lines and they were not too bad. No swell found. It still flexible and seems fine. I think I am going to bleed them again this weekend after I make the Powerade one man bleeder bottle.
One thing, my rear brake shoes, the passenger side worn out more than the driver's side. It's at the service limit right now of 2mm. I am going to change it next week. The new shoes are only 4.5mm thick. Dude, 152K miles and only worn out about half.
My front brake pads were OEM, after 57k miles according to the service list of the previous owner, both sides still have about 80% or more left. I compared them with my new pads. I don't know, maybe he had new pads installed and not wrote it down or something. The sliders seem to work well as all pads worn with the same thickness.

[ferenza]

thats good. sounds like the previous owner took care of your cb.

[Bad_dude]

thats good. sounds like the previous owner took care of your cb.

Yeah. He's only 10 minutes from work. So very little driving. He took the car mostly to Honda certified shops. Very few others. He parked the car indoors. Lots of fine scratches though from dirty towels probably. I don't have a cover so I park it outside. So I need to wax it often.