flushing out brake fluid

[vala]

recently got some stainless steel lines for my 172 and want to fit then along with some new brake fluid. however i want to flush out the old stuff prior to starting the change. i've read up to not completely flush out all the brake fluid as apparently getting all the air out of it after is a complete nightmare.

what im looking for is a one man bleed kit which i could use to flush out as much/all of the old brake fluid prior to fitting my new lines and new brake fluid.

i've seen the eze bleed kits that halfords sell, is there another alternative to this that would run off a compressor and off the cigarette lighter, similar to the air compressors for pumping up your tyres?

 

[Fred@BTM]

the complete system holds just over 1L just flush through 1.5L, but DO NOT DRAIN THE SYSTEM AND REFILL getting air out of the ABS pump is a pain in the arse

 

[vala]

^ will do mate.

anyone know of any compressor type attachments I could screw onto the brake fluid reservoir to force the fluid through?

 

[bmh.01]

2 man method ftw. Otherwise just get an easibleed kit.

 

[vala]

To flush the system through with new fluid, am I correct in thinking undo all the old hoses and using an ezibleed kit force the air with the tyre?
then when new fluid is coming out, pop on the the new hoses and fit then move onto bleeding the system starting with the passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front and finally drivers front?

 

[-J-]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum//showthread.php?t=332364

Try this seems to have worked.

 

[vala]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum//showthread.php?t=332364

Try this seems to have worked.

cheers mate, thats spot on for bleeding the brakes.

what about for flushing it, whats the best method?

 

[Tom84]

the way i do it at work is to suck out all the fluid from the reservoir then refill with new, then bleed each brake and keep topping up as and when then you know that there is new fluid throughout the system