Bleeding the brakes can be done by one male when done properly. Whether the brakes were equal serviced and the brake lines were opened for the intellect of replacing the calipers, revolve cylinders, brakes hoses or lines or the adept cylinder there Testament be air in the lines. Whether the action was never opened and there is air in the course the head belongings to achieve is contemplate for leaks and true the setting before continuing.
Instructions
1. Lift the van and advice it on jack stands. Remove the wheels from the van.
2. Fill the brake bleeder bottle half form with brake fluid. Using a ten millimetre socket and ratchet, loosen the honest rear bleeder screw.
3. Install the brake bleeder hose onto the tip of the brake bleeder screw and place the hose into the bottle of brake fluid. Make sure that the brake bleeder hose is submerged in the brake fluid.
4. Pump the brake pedal slowly five times. Tighten the brake bleeder screw and remove the brake bleeder hose. Check the brake master cylinder and fill as necessary.
5. Work on bleeding all the brakes moving from the right rear to the left front to the left rear and finally to the right front. Each time one is bled check the fluid in the master cylinder. Stay in this order as they are bled. Start the engine and pump the brakes five or six times first before driving.
This step will require two people to accomplish this job.7. Bleed the brake master cylinder by having someone sit in the car and start the engine. Let the car run in neutral.6. Bleed the master cylinder if the brakes are spongy. Spongy brakes mean air has gotten in the line and worked its way up to the brake master cylinder.
Loosen the front brake line on the master cylinder with the appropriate wrench. Have the helper push the pedal to the floor and hold it there. This is very important. The other person must not let the pedal up until you have tightened the line on the master cylinder because if they do air will be sucked into the master cylinder making it harder to bleed. Once the pedal is to the floor tighten the line and let the helper lift his foot off the brake pedal.
8. Loosen the rear brake line on the master cylinder and have the helper once again push the pedal to the floor. Tighten the brake line and allow the helper to release the pressure on the pedal. Check the brake fluid in the master cylinder and replace the cap.
