[RandallNeighbour]

You can easily bleed the brakes with out a power bleeder. It just requires someone to pump the brake pedal before you bleed and remember NOT TO LET UP on the pedal until you have the bleeder valve cranked down tight (to prevent air from being sucked in through your drain tube).

If you go this route, be sure to keep an eye on the fluid in the reservior and keep it full.

1. Start from the passenger side rear, inside bleeder first. Bleed until you see fresh fluid.**
2. After you see fresh fluid, swap out your hose to the front and bleed out the old fluid from the caliper itself.
3. Next go to the driver's side rear, repeat above steps.
4. Next, front passenger side, repeat above steps.
5. Finally, driver's front side, repeat above steps.

** Look at the color of your existing fluid. Gold or blue? If gold, buy blue fluid so you can see the color change. It will take at least one can of fluid for a full brake system flush, which will give you a nice stiff pedal and may help your clutch issue as well. Certainly won't hurt it! ATE Super Blue (or the same stuff in GOLD color)

Stuff to do before you begin: Get the back jacked up and wheels off (both sides). Get the right open MM wrench for the bleeding. Get some airline hose to drain old fluid. Get a big clear glass jar to catch old fluid. Get 2 cans of high temp brake fluid:

ATE Super Blue (or the same stuff in GOLD color)

Inspect your brake pads and ball joints and discs while you're at it.

Separate thought: I let one of my friends drive my car the first week I had it and he drove it like he just stole it with me in the passenger seat. I said, "settle down, dude!" and he said, "these cars are meant to be driven hard!!!"

Well, they can be driven hard, if you don't mind pouring money into them for brake pads, discs, clutch plates, etc.!

I do not let anyone drive my car any longer unless I'm at the track and my instructor wants to show me what my car can do if I will discipline myself to drive the car better.