Flush brake fluid yes/no ?
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Flush brake fluid yes/no ?
Hello, a few weeks ago I put Weld EVO 454 wrapped in M/T 33" MTX tires. Looks awesome.
Anywho, when I had the wheels off I noticed the pads are getting pretty thin, so I'm going to replace all four corners with a good Bendix or maybe slotted rotor and ceramic Bendix pads to tame some of the brake dust. I figured I should probably do it now before its gets too cold !!!!
I'm going to run the stock wheels/tires when the snow flies, any cons to my brake hardware proposal in winter weather?
Its a '03 F0-150 that just hit 35,000 mi.
My main question. Should I replace/flush the fluid too?
Out of all the brake jobsI've done I've never done a full flush before and didn't know if it was worth it at such low miles and what I should put back in for OEM or better fluid.
Most stores have their "brand name" fluid that I've used on other vehicles over the years. Anything I should stick with or stay away from, or is it pretty much all the same until you get into the silicone and z rated stuff?
THANX
--jpn
Anywho, when I had the wheels off I noticed the pads are getting pretty thin, so I'm going to replace all four corners with a good Bendix or maybe slotted rotor and ceramic Bendix pads to tame some of the brake dust. I figured I should probably do it now before its gets too cold !!!!
I'm going to run the stock wheels/tires when the snow flies, any cons to my brake hardware proposal in winter weather?
Its a '03 F0-150 that just hit 35,000 mi.
My main question. Should I replace/flush the fluid too?
Out of all the brake jobsI've done I've never done a full flush before and didn't know if it was worth it at such low miles and what I should put back in for OEM or better fluid.
Most stores have their "brand name" fluid that I've used on other vehicles over the years. Anything I should stick with or stay away from, or is it pretty much all the same until you get into the silicone and z rated stuff?
THANX
--jpn
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Bleed until the brake fluid runs clear. If the fluid in the reservoir is very old, you may want to replace that first before doing anything else. You need to use the same type, or compatible brake fluid, and that usually means no silicone.
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35,000 miles is probably a little sooner than necessary, but it is good practice to flush the brake fluid. You really don't want to replace any of those ABS components! I like Valvoline Synpower.
