New brake fluid, new brakes - Wow!
Well, I flushed my brake fluid yesterday afternoon and changed my brakes after 92k miles. Wow! That brake fluid was nasty. It was a black/green color. I would advise anyone who hasn't done so, to flush their brake fluid. I put in Valvoline Full Synthetic fluid that claims to exceed DOT 3 and 4 specs. I figure it will do just fine. I used NAPA Severe Duty brake pads, and left the stock rotors that were in great shape.
To flush the fluid, I bought 3ft of vinyl tubing from Lowes, and attached it to the rear most caliper bleeder. My wife then pumped the brakes until all of the old fluid was out - as I filled the resivoir with fresh fluid. All I have to say is that it stops as good as, or better than new. I didn't have any brake issues before - but fresh fluid and pads made a noticeable improvement.
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2004 F-350 Lariat SRW <><
315 BFGs, Edge Platinum, ARP Studs, & B&W Goose
1998 Cherokee RockCrawler
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