DFWmax

does anyone know the correct order for flushing the brake lines? i remember reading somewhere that it based on bleeding the lines that are the longest distance away from the master cylinder. however, last week, i helped my friend with brake service on his integra and the service manual had a different order - RR, LR, LF, RF - the master cylinder was on the driver side. i'm thinking that it doesnt really matter for the maxima, because it looks like each wheel gets it's own line to the master cylinder (there are 4 steel lines to the master cylinder).

i am at 94.5k miles and i have never changed the brake fluid. it is dark amber in color, say a little darker than apple juice. do you guys regularly flush the brake system and replace the brake fluid?

maybe i should also look into getting stainless steel brake lines? any benefits?


thanks all,


tommy

silver99

The benefit of stainless steel brakes lines is that they dont stretch as much as the stock lines. So it will take a little bit of the spongy feel out of the pedal. Ive heard mixed reports on how much of a difference it makes.


As far as the flushing order, i dont know. I was wondering that myself.

You can purchase steel lines from www.tirerack.com they are about 100 bucks, I have purchased from tirerack and think highly of them.

njmaxseltd

iTrader: (19)

RR, LR, RF, LF

Actually I really dont think it matters either. Just get the first line and the M.C. full of clean fluid and proceed from there.

DFWmax

thanks all for info..... more questions..

is it easy to change the brake lines? about those mixed reviews - are the non-positive reviews about the brake feel, or whether it is worth it, etc?

anyone have/or have experienced one of those mityvac vacuum systems? there is a handheld one, and there is also a big canister one that can vacuum and dispense fluids... i thought it could be useful for oil changes (not the maxima, other cars that i service), and brake bleeding...

i wish the search engine worked.... it seems to work sometimes, but mostly not (don't know the history, been gone for a while off the forum).


tommy

njmaxseltd

iTrader: (19)

I use the mity-vac. Works great, makes the bleeding process a one man job.

n2oMike

Speed Bleeders are also nice. These make it a one man job as well. They are a one way valve that replaces the regular bleeder screws. You just loosen them a half turn or so, then pump the brakes until clean fluid comes out. No air gets sucked back into the system. They are fast as well.

http://www.speedbleeder.com/

Good Luck!