The only way air would get in the system would be if the new brake fluid level in the master cylinder reservoir became empty, correct?
Ah, I found where the Haynes manual talks about bleeding the breaks. It is in Chapter nine but there is nothing about it in the "routine maintenance" chapter. I thought break fluid needed to be replaced every two years…
It's good to hear that the breaks can be bled slowly without having to pump the break pedal, but how long would that take (how slow is slow?)? I did a little bit of research and found a tool that looks promising. It's called "speedibleed" and costs $139 for their K200 kit that works with our Blazers. It uses the tire pressure from our wheels to bleed the brake system. Claims to be fast and safe. Here are two links I've found about it:
http://www.speedibleed.com/evolution/history.htm
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/produ...afpr051003.htm
Do you guys think this is money well spent or do you know of comparable (perhaps better) bleeder tools?
Thanks,
-- recurve