Brake Job

[Mopar1973Man]

Mike, have you done a writeup on the rebuild? When I go to third gen brakes and drilled / slotted rotors I'll likely rebuild the calipars.

 

How about this...

http://articles.mopar1973man.com/general-cummins/33-brake-system/78-brake-fluid-change

[joecool911]

Awesome! For you gadget guys, consider a Motive brake fluid changer. Pump up sprayer and cap that fits on the master cylinder. No pumping of the brakes. Just open bleeder screws and let er rip. You can also bleed brakes by yourself without the need for a person pumping the brake pedal.

[Mopar1973Man]

Small problem with any bleeder system. Where do you think all the heavy debris goes to while bleeding the brakes? It drops to the bottom of the calipers. What happens next is the debris will start to wedge up the calipers and start the binding issues. So flushing or bleeding the system is only half of the project. I would still take all 4 calipers off open them up, wash them out, and reassemble each one. Like I'm due also for brake fluid change myself.

 

Another way you could do the bleeding job is to pull all 4 calipers. Then squeeze all 8 caliper pistons back in with the bleeder screw open. Allow the system to drain by pull the hose free from one front and one rear caliper. With the hose disconnected the debris can't enter the calipers. Then close all the bleeders. Reload the system and bleed the system out.

 

All brake fluid should be changed every 30k miles.

[joecool911]

Oh yeah, I was talking about flushing while brake calipers are off and bleeding after they are replaced.