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Special trick to removing the brake fluid reservoir screen?
Any special trick? |
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The can be really hard to get out but reading on some forums led me to this. "I took a pair of needle-nose pliers and twisted and pulled with an uncomfortable amount of force and it came out."
I just flushed my brake fluid and tried to pull the filter as well but didn't want to break it so I left it in and used the turkey baster to pull out as much as I could without removing the filter and started from there with a pressure bleeder.
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- Now I am curious why you want to remove the mesh?
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On my E46, I wanted to pull as much of the old DOT 3 brake fluid out as possible before the flush with DOT 4 660 fluid with new calipers and lines. But it didn't want to come out easily so I bailed out and pulled as much as I could with the filter in. I went around the car 3 times with my pressure bleeder and it was all fresh fluid coming out of all 4 corners in the end.
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Oh I see,
When I bleed brake fluid, this is what I do... 1. Syringe to suck old brake fluid out. There will be a tiny bit remaining below the mesh, no big deal. Add new fluid. 2. Then use air compressor to bleed (compressor set at 10 psi). About 10 years ago, I made an ATE cap just for bleeding. Detail below. DIY: 1-man Hydraulic Bleeding Kit for those with Air Compressor! https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=392957
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Nice DIY pressure bleeder! I just bought the Motiv.
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I like the Motiv but I don't want to clean its container with brake fluid.
With the ATE cap I made, once I am done with bleeding, I simply wipe the cap (hardly any fluid on it), and store it away. I have been using this cap for 10 years. It has made brake bleeding so simple. Nothing to clean afterwards.
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I left the screen alone.
A friend wanted to test drive my X3 so I used him to do the pedal. I did about 15 pumps on each rear, and 5 pumps on each front. Total brake fluid expelled was like 4 ounces total. Not even one reservoir worth. I don't even think I refilled the reservoir even once. I have absolutely no idea how people use up an entire bottle. I could do 50 pumps per wheel, and still barely make a dent in the bottle. Probably a total waste of time, but who cares. Brakes worked fine before, and they still work after. Beer ! |
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