2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission brake system flush

[ILIANBG]

I am going to do a front brake job myself, for the first time. My truck is 2002 2500 2WD 6speed, with 51000m. I have read that I need to do flush on the brake fluid. Could someone tell me how is that done, if I need to replace the rotors or just turn them, the brakes are still original. I heve never done this before, so I wonder if I could do it without major complications, and what's the step by step procedure. And what kind of brake fluid do you guys recommend and where do you get it from.

 

[dodge cummins]

i know that the haynes manual for that year will show you how to flush it. you shouldn't have to turn the rotors yet. my truck is a 96 with original rotors still. i just replace the pads every year with soft ones. you can get a heavy duty dot 3 brake fluid at pep boys. your truck calls for a dot 3 i just go with a higher temp dot 3.

 

[rbattelle]

I've been doing brake flushes lately on various cars (haven't done the truck yet) using this device. I was turned on to it by LightmanE300 (I think) and it is AWESOME! Makes brake flushing/bleeding a piece of cake for 1 man. You just fill the reservoir with fresh fluid, attach the system to the master cylinder, pressurize to ~10 psi, then move around the truck cracking open the bleeder screws until fresh fluid flows out. It could not be easier. The only "tricky" part about it is getting a good solid seal between the pressure plate from the bleeder and the master cylinder reservoir.



I've already saved more than $73 in frustration alone.



-Ryan

 

[JFaughn]

If when your coming to a exit ramp and just start to touch the brakes and if you feel a pulse in the brake peddle then get the rotors turned, if there like mine they are called captured rotors and the brake shops have a machine that turns them on the truck, for flushing , definatly flush about every 20,000 to make all the hyd. last a lot longer,now to do it first get one of the suckers I mean like used to add & remove batt. acid or from drug store for ear cleaning kit or mucus from babys nose so you do'nt put sluge through the system, suck out the res. and put in a little fresh and stur to get the sluge off the bottom and suck it out then 2 people , one to fill res. and work bleeders, keep an eye on res. if it gets empty you can have any number of problums, and you only spent a few dollars for the sucker.

 

[Cooker]

The Motive Power Bleeder is a must have IMHO.



http://www.motiveproducts.com/

 

[Dane]

Get 4 speed bleeders and a jug of brake fluid. The speed bleeders make the job easy for one person to do. I got mine at NAPA.