Last Brake Question

[racer_d]

Originally Posted by insite

it would help for us to know what it is you are trying to do. why are you removing your calipers? you mention a Motive in your post; do you have a Motive bleeder?

Somewhere else I read he wanted to paint his calipers... could be more though.

I wanted to paint my calipers, change my brake fluid, bleed my clutch, (have not locatedthe clutch nipple on car yet) and upgrade to cross drilled Zimmermans. I was being treated bad at work so I buried myself into my Boxster in an attempt to ignore the upheaval around me. It didn't work and they moved me out anyhow, now jobless and not knowing if I can keep my toy, I'm a bit less enthusiastic about a project I was already unsure of. I can't see selling it really because I like it so much but taking it to another state, especially if I'm living in an apartment is not too appealing, I'm not sure if I can stay in my town, I may have to move to find work in my field.

[JAAY]

Well if you move out onto long island you can come get payed to party and work for me. Good Luck

Originally Posted by JAAY

Well if you move out onto long island you can come get payed to party and work for me. Good Luck

Sounds like a great gig already...

[Paul]

If you push the brake pedal down an inch or more, the master cylinder piston is pushed past the inlet hole from the reservoir. This will keep the fluid from draining.

I sometimes I jam a screw driver under the gas pedal over the brake pedal and under the clutch pedal.

Or sometimes I use an ice scraper (piece of wood, etc.) jammed between the driver's seat and brake pedal.

Originally Posted by Paul

If you push the brake pedal down an inch or more, the master cylinder piston is pushed past the inlet hole from the reservoir. This will keep the fluid from draining.

I sometimes I jam a screw driver under the gas pedal over the brake pedal and under the clutch pedal.

Or sometimes I use an ice scraper (piece of wood, etc.) jammed between the driver's seat and brake pedal.

Wow, thanks, I've been looking for the easy way to remove the calipers without making a mess or introducing air into the system. I would have thought any depression of the brake pedal would make the system drain even more profusely, in fact it's hard for me to see how this can be true. I want to do the job so if you have done this sucessfully I will have to try it, is there a particular "sweet spot" or just 2 inches?

[Paul]

I've been doing it this way since the 70's.

Think about it, how could the brakes work if the path to the reservoir was not sealed when the pedal is pushed?

Some fluid will drip out of the lines but using this method the reservoir will not be drained. You will still have to bleed the brakes after the hoses are installed since you will also be losing the fluid that was in the calipers. (The calipers must be drained before you even think about painting them.)

So here's how I usually do it:

Put a box wrench on a bleeder nipple, install a hose on the bleeder, place it in a bottle. Open the bleeder about 1/2 a turn. Block the brake pedal. Remove the caliper hoses.