CanadianPathyNut Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I got a service done the other day for $300 and they told me I needed to do a transmition flush and an engine flush or some $hit, cost me $500 they called me a few hours after I left it off and told me I neededneeded to do a brake line flush, and to replace the 2 front pads, i know this can not be that hard and I know its not worth $300, is there a way I can do it myself? i have a 2002 LE and I am wondering if anyone here can tell me how to do this myself, because $500 killed my wallet but another $300 is jsut rediculous. how hard can it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 not familiar with your model but ABS could be a bit tricky.. otherwise i'd just drain the old fluid completely out of the system and then refill with new fluid... of course you'll have to burp the system and may even have to prime the master cylinder... i don't really see more then a couple of hours of work... you may want to read up on that in shop manual and get a helper before starting... good luck man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepRescueService14 Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 HAHAHA ouch, thats funny... brake fluid flush!? whata crock of $HIT! your car is new... you dont need a flush... thats asinine.. tell em to pound sand.. theyre prolly havin a slow day and see an easy sell like yourself.. if you go back there, bring your anal lube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 that depends man. if the fluid is dirty it needs a flush pronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Brake fluid doesn't usually get dirty per se, but it does absorb water from the atmosphere and that makes it not work as well as new fluid does. Brake fluid is hygroscopic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepRescueService14 Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 yea but $300? i dont think ive ever flushed any of my brake systems per se, but i have bled the $HIT out of em.. ive never encountered a brake problem due to dirty fluid tho.. then again i live in dry california Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 ive never encountered a brake problem due to dirty fluid tho.. then again i live in dry california yeh, i try to change it before i have a problem... brakes are no joke... my fluid in the pathy and the s10 was brown not tan/clear... dirt, maybe hose crap... i don't know but it sure was dirte.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 That's rust from the cast iron master cylinder. Water in the fluid causes rust, which makes the fluid turn brown. Dry fluid doesn't cause rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianPathyNut Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 still wondering if anyone can tell me how to do it? or then how to bleed the lines, also how do I change the brake pads? is this easy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowOSU Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Pads are easy - get a haynes manual it will walk you through it step by step. If I could do it on an 88 BMW a newer Pathy should be easy. Basically you loosen the caliper mounting bolts, then you will use a C-Clamp to compress the caliper, pull it off, replace the pads and put it back on. Its pretty straight forward.. as for the brake flush, i DOUBT you need that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINDERS Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 (edited) My father always told me never to touch the brake fluid unless there was a problem. I've trusted him on it so far and have never had any issues with the fluid. I had a master cylinder go on my old volvo and changed that out, no problem...added a little fluid, bled em, and off i went. If I can do that you surely can change your brakes. Be wary though, I've been to the dealer and they told me my brakes were down to 10% and yet I had them changed less than a year earlier, so they were really fine. Actually they lasted another year til the sensor went squeakin' on me. How many miles do you have on your truck? My advice, unless under visual inspection of the brake fluid there is an obvious problem- leave it alone. And check your brakes before you believe they need to be replaced. Pull your tire off and look. Follow your haynes manual or down load the service manual found in another string here on this board. They both go step by step and it's really pretty easy. Edited February 28, 2005 by LINDERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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