Hey guys, so i happened to wake up this morning and my TV was on speed channel. They were talking about hot rod trucks or something and how they were gonna replace suspension parts with like new UCA's and stuff and sway bars, so i was like ok, i'm hooked. Even though it dealt with trucks same concept applies to mustangs on how the stuff works and where it goes.

Anyways, he got to talking about bleeding brake lines. Something in my near foreseeable future that needs to be done. I have done quite some reading, and basically being a first timer at doing it, it seems it would be a major PITA for me.

Then he got to talking about this great kit made by Phoenix Systems. Basically in fluid air rises naturally. So what this does is, you hook it to your slave end, and it pushes all your air up through the master cylinder, making sure there is no air in the lines. Instead of needing 2-3 people, this takes one. Instead of 2-3 hours, this takes 30 minutes. He also said it will give you the firmest brake pedal you can get.

At ~$200 it's not cheap, but i assume this works with all cars, and i have 4 cars that will need brake servicing soon, so this tool in my situation is definitely worth the money if it works. Has anyone used this with a mustang before, any opinions on this vs conventional brake fluid changing methods with cousin joe hitting the brake pedal.

It looked easy enough to use, and is a very nice kit.

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/psmaxpro-205.html

 

Doing the brakes on mustangs is easy. All you need is two people. One person sits in the car pumps the brakes then holds it down. The other person on the outside opens the bleed nipple on the caliper (or the master cylinder) and then closes it after a few seconds. Then the person on the inside of the car takes their foot off the brake and repeats the steps again.

You always start with the brake furthest away from the master cylinder (I think its passenger side rear but I could be wrong) and works their way to the one closest. So if the master cylinder is on the driver side then you would do passanger rear, driver rear, passenger front, driver front.

Its not too bad but if you have no one to help you then it might help. But for that price You could just take it somewhere to have them bleed it after you do the brakes (thats after you bleed them a little so they arent total mush)

And the other thing you have to watch out for is you need to make sure the overflow is always filled and never goes empty. If that happens they you might have to bleed the ABS system which takes a scan tool to cycle them.

 

Or spend a lot less and get earls speed bleeders. only need 1 person, work like a charm.

http://www.byunspeed.com/product_inf...d5161247bd0f73

 

I've got Earl's Speed Bleeders and a $10 magnetic bottle and tube from Autozone. Work like a charm and takes 1 person about 20 minutes.

 

I bought the Russell Speed Bleeder screws. Easiest brake bleed ever.

 

I have the mityvac vacuum pump you can purchase at sears for about $60. You can bleed brake in about five minute without and spilled fluid.

 

+1 on the speed bleeders. Work like a charm.

 

I got one of the vacuum pumps and didn't like it. Had problems with getting a good seal when you opened the bleeder valve. I don't have them but do like the bleeder screws.