Squish Squish… brakes get a freshen up.
For a little while now, I have noticed that the brakes just aren’t as responsive as they used to be. I had been told that this was because of lack of use. Pumping the brakes for a while didn’t really have that much impact though. Today I decided that it was time to bleed the brakes to see if that would help.
When I looked in the brake fluid reservoirs, I was a more than a little concerned. The fluid level was okay, but the quality of the fluid was shocking. I changed from bleeding the brakes to flushing out the brake fluid. I used a very large syringe to extract as much fluid as I could from the reservoirs and filled them again with fresh fluid. With Penny assisting with pumping the brake pedal, I bleed of the brakes starting with the rear-left and working may way around the car.
Once all of the brakes were done, the pedal had a nice firm feel to it. I took the car for a quick spin and the brakes were working a treat.
