Replacing Brakes - How to Bleed Brakes

[20inchstrongchev]

So you put WD-40 on the pads before you put your tire back on? I think I got it.

[tru3irving]

on a 1989 c1500 does the bleeding valve have to be up? im thinking i put the caliper on the wrong sides? because it seems like they have bled but then i turn the truck on and nothing.. anyone?

[brandon1997bmx]

@STROKETEAMM ok do i pump up the brakes ? or just push down ??

[brandon1997bmx]

hello i bled my brakes everything was good and the pedal was firm . i started the engine and the pedal sunk. what do i do ???

[ThatOneChino]

i use a plastic bottle with a rubber hose the goes from bleeder screw to a bottle that has a little bit of brake fluid in there n as you you open it you will see bubbles in the bottle and by the time your done the fluid is all dirty n you can tell you did it

[opsvideo2008]

I thought the bleeding sequence for a left hand drive car should be (1) right rear wheel (2) left rear wheel (3) right front wheel and finally (4) left front wheel. This info is what I got from authoritative sources like popular mechanics. Anyway, I still appreciate this video. Thanks for posting.

[gatiszvejnieks]

why you let the brake fluid to spill on the floor? It easy to attach a house and get all the fluid in a bottle for safe disposal

[RoyLeeCampbell]

Thank You

[MiSSMAS0N]

all u negitive ass people thinking u know what the fuck you are doing go to hell... im tired of searching videos and know it all bitchs are confusing me if its good information or not.

[MacMoDollaz]

@MiSSMAS0N

this is good information

[MiSSMAS0N]

all u negitive ass people thinking u know what the fuck you are doing go to hell... im tired of searching videos and know it all bitchs are confusing me if its good information or not.

[yellownp22541]

Thank you!

[CaptainYalgh]

Very Informative, Thank you My s10 is Doin' Fine now.

[jamisgood21]

how the hell is that dangerous?

[ill7291]

I kinda want to fuck that truck now.............

[TheJustin993]

maybe unprofessional but it works!!

[007kclaw]

YOUR BLEEDING ON MY FLOOR... DOG! lol you need a small air hose that fits the nipple and a clear bottle or jug. then run the hose from the nipple to the jug. and pump the brakes till you stop seeing air bubbles

[4u250ut]

I had to admit this is very bad instruction video..

[verzellaimpeller]

@4u250ut why? pretty straight forward and informative if you ask me

[4u250ut]

@verzellaimpeller I done brake job many many. times..but for some 1 never done it before....this is not for them.

[4u250ut]

@atforger .LOlzzz yeah I know should not closed the garage door. :)

[SOARRRRRR]

right to the point. gives me confidence to go ahead and do it.

[hp11208]

R-R,L-F,R-F,L-R TO BLEED

[jellykelly696]

@atforger He's just saying that because if the pads don't contact with the rotor your car is not going to stop and you'll end up hitting the garage door.

[Rechkalov7]

Thank you so much for this very instructionnal video. It changes from these idiotic videos not showing properly things. That will be very useful, you're very good at teching mechanic.

[bjspitfire13]

Ok so Im just checking around, because I am always the one in the car, and I know that, you have to PUMP UP THE BRAKES TILL THEY ARE FIRM. then open the bleed screw, and pedal will go to the floor, (light pressure and Hold), close bleed screw and pump pedal again.

@Glenn,, No you don't need car running with power brakes.

[GlennBeckMeltsDown]

if you have power brakes, should the car be running when you're bleeding the brakes? Or should it be off. thanks...

[ejlister]

Are you kidding me? This whole process shown is dangerous and unprofessional

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[chigozie123]

@ejlister 4:35

[evamia2006]

@ejlister Seriously? Dangerous? To who? The brake-bleeding timid nonprofessionals or the EPA tree-hugging spooks? Most of us grow up in the real world, not an ideal one. This info was "down to earth" and to the point. No crap about removing wheels (huh?), buying a stupid, do-it-yourself brake-bleeding kit, or inviting an OSHA rep to watch as you perform this remedial task. ADVICE: Don't be so quick to criticize as I have just done you (Miller Lite x 8 or 9).

[mcnowski]

I refuse to watch videos with fucking adds...fuck off

[nukpwna]

@mcnowski You're not gonna get too far on YouTube, then, man.

[mcnowski]

@mcnowski ha ha , sorry for the bad vibes man, my fucking brakes needed to be bled in a hurry and I was loosing my mind!! again sorry!

[Kuhlyedascope69]

dudes fucking bakkkkkkkkkkkkedddd

[iarhungry]

@Kuhlyedascope69 LOL! i completely agree!

[inkabuffet]

next time use a bucket to collect the oil.....be a professional.

[tnwhitman1]

He used a 10mm wrench in this but my chevy silverado 2005 used an 8mm

[slidepyscho]

Did anyone notice He forgot to tighten a lug nut.... 

[MidgardWarrior9]

@slidepyscho and tightened them in the wrong pattern. fuckin dumb shit

[whatitis99]

@MidgardWarrior9 Did anyone notice that he wasn't tightening the lug nuts? He was actually tightening the plastic lug nut covers that hold the center cap on.

[windhammer357]

Thanks I check the air pressure in the Tires they were low in notice that I put the right air pressure in the tires it stop pulling to one side thanks again

[theARMONexchange]

so. stoned.

[NOTSODOTCALM]

I WAS KILLED MINS AFTER DOING THIS

[bettafish110]

@NOTSODOTCALM wonder how ur typing they have computers in hell :)

[NOTSODOTCALM]

@bettafish110 I know right the wifi sucks here 

[hp11208]

@NOTSODOTCALM HOW COME

[NOTSODOTCALM]

@hp11208 can t tell ya i m dead sorry

[windhammer357]

What cause,s my truck to pull to one side when I apply the brakes.can u help

[vtblowschunks]

@windhammer357 Check the tire pressure, and if this is correct, check the pads/rotors on the car. If your car is consistently pulling one way, lets say left, I would assume it might be the right front bake that needs to be checked/replaced. And remember always replace bakes in pairs, both front, and or both back. Hope this helps.

[axenz1]

Normally I saw 2 mechanic  , 1 mechanic pump.. pump..pump and pump and hold down... and the other mechanic will unscrew it.... and repeat up to 4 times... is that correct?

From your video, it show 1 time push down the brake and then you unscrew the bleed screw...

[MrBombastic16]

Where is the blleder on a 94 GMC Sierra, COuld Someone Send me a link to a page that shows where the bleeder is ? on both front and back perferabbly, im a newbie in mechanics, i mean i can change tires brakes and oil and sparksplugs, but ive never bled brakes before .. and im kind of nervous that im going to unwrench the wrong thing and the shit just falls apart ... thanks to anyone who can

[MrBombastic16]

@MrBombastic16 Bleeder oops

[vanishi]

thanks men nice video 5 stars :)

[MrGrisepikk]

For most vehicles you do not need to apply pressure to the pedal. Just open all the bleed valves and let them drain freely for some time. Much less work :-)

[lazyhorse22]

@MrGrisepikk

for 07 accord too?

do you bleed until all the fluid is gone , even the reserver fluid too?

how much and where do i put the new fluid in?

thank you.

[MrGrisepikk]

@lazyhorse22 Hi. What you do is that you open all bleed valves and let them drip freely. Keep the reservoir filled to the top at all times. Do NOT let the reservoir run dry. Do NOT touch the brake pedal.

Run through a bottle of brake fluid and you have replaced all break fluid and at the same time removed all air from the system.

This have worked for all the cars I've done a brake job on.

[lazyhorse22]

@MrGrisepikk

sorry to bothered you again.

can you explain , how to remove the air from the system?

thanks a lot.

[umak3m3boomb00m]

this helped me alot!

[zeusimo]

best video ive seen =]

[scottinfife]

great demo

...on how to contaminate brake discs with randomly expelled brake fluid!!!

This guy aint a pro is he....???

dont contact him haha....that aint professional at all....!

[scottinfife]

ps.... in addition to my comment....22 years experience using a 3/16th hose, bottle or container & never squirted fluid about 10cm over any floor either lol!!!

this is gotta be the unsafest brake beeding system i seen on youtube yet!

i aint even gonna start on the wheel re-fitment....this guys a crank mechanic lol!

[SecularResponse]

Thanks very much!

[Maikool180sx]

fucking rednecks cant do a proper job lol

[dandaps]

YEEEEEEEHA yall like my truck

[MafiaGN260]

Which side of the car tire the bleeder is located? is it on all the tires and do i have to do it on all of them? Plz reply

[SuPrAmAd101]

Seriously what type of garage do you run?

Squirting brake fluid everywhere... Putting wheels on with windy gun... (good luck on not stripping nuts)

and your not ever tightening them in the correct order! its always diagonal!

And never test the brakes by driving the vehicle... your meant to have someone press the brake and your meant to turn the wheel by hand to see if it locks or not.

I think you need to watch some videos yourself before you give people the wrong impressions.

[bigdog813]

@SuPrAmAd101 monkey see monkey do shop lol

[SuPrAmAd101]

@bigdog813 very good point, well spotted lol

[zzzack20]

nice, No one knows how to recycle brake fluid!

[osideshreder1]

@zzzack20 your not supposed to recycle brake fluid

[zzzack20]

@osideshreder1 I mean by not pouring on the ground, recycle center.

[matoxewu]

do you have to drain the rear ones if you only have front wheel drive and stuff

[micko0o]

yes you start at the furthest away from the resivour . so if you have a right hand drive car you bleed

rear left

rear right

front left

front right

sometimes has to be done more than once on each wheel affter each one is bleed

DONT WORK UNDER THE JACK, or wood, bricks or spare wheel, all ways use axle stands! and if they work on ratchets have them at least one click not resting on the frame of the axle stand.. good luck

[mrjost55]

yeah, it makes no difference what drive it is. All four wheels need to be bled in order to get the air out of the system.

[ronlee247]

@matoxewu  lol

[cagednm69]

Thank you.... this helped me prepare for my exams tomorrow.... now i wont forget it cos i can recall every part of it ...thanks a ton :)

[speedster0009]

since when is the right front wheel further from the m/c than the rear left wheel?

[muscletorque]

this is one stupid video..... try pressure bleeding it or reverse pressure bleed way easier and faster.....

[ddgg2009]

how do you determine if your brakes are firm enough? I mean I can press hard on my brake pedal and it will go all way to floor, does that mean i need to bleed my brakes, or that I am just pressing them down too hard?

[YoungSoloTW]

its not supposed to go that far u need to bleed ur brakes big boy..because u got air in the brakes

[jpr21b]

not sure why bleeding the brakes is necessary in this instance. At now time was air allowed into the system during a simple rotor and pad removal.

If you have concerns that they have never been bled before or if you remove some of the tubing (replacing caliper) then you need to bleed.

[studpuppy69]

Its good to purge out some of the old fluid. I just did a brake job on my car, I bled all 4 wheels even though I only replaced the front pads and rotors. I opened the bleeder valve about 7-8 times per wheel, the left rear wheel some how had a little air in it, this was an '06 Sonata.

[bigdaddylovestori]

this is really quite simple you need 2 people. one inside the car one at the bleeder nipple. start at the farthest caliper from the reservoir then back to front then to back then to front. diagonal like such as rr, lf, lr, rf. have him push the pedal down then open the screw and when it squirts out close it off do it 2 or 3 times for sureness. repeat on all wheels. then like he said go at about 15 or 20 mph and slam the brakes during the testy drive. befoprehand press the pedal down a few times

[studpuppy69]

Or, another idea if someone can comment, if you pushed the seat against lets say a "toilet plunger" or "pry bar", you could hold down the brake pedal, then go out open the bleed valve, push seat back, push seat forward on pry bar or plunger, then go back to bleeder valve and repeat. Works better with a power seat.

[bigdaddylovestori]

yea that works too. once i was by myself i used a baseball bat on a power seat it worked perfect. lol

[SpdDemon69]

thanks u just told us everything he just told us....lmao

[av50000]

nice vid. thanks.

[EAMA1990]

so who gose firts you or the guy down thier its confusing.

[ViperSRTnACR]

You open the bleed screw first THEN tell the guy to press the pedal down. As the fluid is coming out CLOSE the screw mid stream. Repeat until fluid comes out in a steady stream.

[ViperSRTnACR]

My bad... have your guy push the pedal down some first, then open the screw to it helps to force the air out of the system.

[nmbottlecap]

Thanks for the info

[goonerno14]

thanks , good vid .

[saintEmory]

When do you decide to bleed brakes on a car? mileage? brake pads??????????

[overlydead]

He should be using a plastic tube connected to the bleeder valve with the other end in a glass jar filled with new brake fluid, otherwise air will get sucked back through the bleeder valve. Oil on the floor? That wouldn't fly in my shop.

[DarkLinkAD]

Yeah whats up with that, I hope no one else will have too work on a car in the same spot when he leaves..

With this on mute, it looks like a kid playing, then it goes on to him torquing the nuts all in the wrong order, without even double checking them.

[610COP]

He isn't torquing the lug nuts, he is reinstalling the plastic cover with plastic lug nut covers. Dumb ass

[DarkLinkAD]

First off, you should refrain from insults, it only shows a great immaturity and lack of self esteem on your behalf. Now, watch the video, his first mistake would be bleeding the brakes, without the proper bleed tube, container or reservoir to catch excess fluid.

This wouldnt stand in any shop that I know of and to make matters worse, this is supposed to be an instructional video. I made a visual mistake lug nut covers BUT - continued

[DarkLinkAD]

BUT You see him using an Impact wrench too apply them, also using the same Impact wrench to apply the lug nuts, this is another mistake and is commonly found in poorly managed working environments. There are Various reasons as too why he should be using a Torque wrench and not an Impact wrench when applying lug nuts but not necessarily for the removal of lug nuts.

These habbits are dangerous for the work environment and for the customer.

Its just being lazy..

[rmartinez8176]

welcome to flat rate pay, thank you have a nice day.. if u go to a shop chances are very high that the tech working on your car isnt going to torque them

[DarkLinkAD]

I like that quote "welcome to flat rate pay, thank you have a nice day"

Ofcourse it all depends on the area. You can usually have good mind of how a shops ran, by getting a look on the inside. My uncle has managed a multiple shops (Relocating). One of my good friends, happens to be manager of a local tire shop (Well known chain). He upholds the same standard with his employees. I on the other hand, come from a family line of mechanics (like most mechanics)

[rmartinez8176]

i work at ford, over the years over the years you learn how tight to tighten bolts/lugnuts with air tools or just ratchets/wrenches. i really only torque engine parts. i also know if you tighten the lugnuts to much, you can warp the hub, but ive never had a customer complain and ive never had any problems with my cars, the way i look at it only noobies/guys who wanna look professional, torgue everything

[DarkLinkAD]

Most of the time, when something happens, youll just break a stud. Usually from a repeat customer, who had his tires installed at your given establishment.

Obviously there are various other issues that could occur, this one being the more frequent issue.

[DarkLinkAD]

Stripped threads,

Warped rotors

Damaged alloy wheels

Inability to remove wheel, when having a flat.(Average Joe/Jane)

[rmartinez8176]

yup those are symptoms of too much torque to the lugs, btw my spelling/grammar sucks right now sorry

[rmartinez8176]

welcome to flat rate pay, about 99% of techs including me dont torque lug nuts

[usmusclecars]

@DarkLinkAD I think he skipped one too

[rmartinez8176]

it must suck to work at your shop then, i always get oil in my stalls, thank god for oil absorbers/cleaners. my stalls looks like new every monday, who wouldve knew

[DarkLinkAD]

You may laugh but Ive seen a lot shops use Kitty litter, seeing as you can get a 25lb bag for $2.50 at walmart.

[rmartinez8176]

lol that wouldnt suprise me

[mrfunk1979]

that was very informative, thanks. but what would it feel like if you still had air in the lines? would you not be able to stop, or would the pedal just be real spongey?

[leon323]

it should feel spongey if you have air in the lines becouse air can be compressed not like a fluid that cant

[silverhorse77]

Brilliant .. Thanks ...

[JordanRangihika]

Easy to follow instructions.

Cheers.

[wovvzer]

who cares about the environment spill the oil on the floor, time or rail will take care of it...do your breaks just like this guy the professional way...lol geeez at list use a bucket or the dogs food little plate.

[RC60618]

Be pro, oil on the floor not good, you can slip easy, and

[tavolorgia]

thanks a lot i know understand i hope i do a good job when doing this.

[4everfresh7]

great video,cheers!

[jEsSiE1844]

Very informative. Thanks.

[shiftdownracing]

...as he impacts the wheels on...

[RC60618]

that is no no. he should use torque sticks

or a good torque wrench