Mazda 6 One-Person Brake Fluid Flush

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4 күн бұрын

Bleeding the brakes on a 2018 Mazda 6. Mazda recommends flushing your brake fluid every 2 years. Bleeding brakes usually takes 2 people, one to loosen and tighten the bleeder screw and one person to work the brake pedal. A one-person bleeder bottle with a one-way check valve makes the job much faster and easier. See links below for the parts and tools I used:
One-Person Bleeder Bottle:
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Milwaukee 2962-20 Mid-Torque Impact Wrench:
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@Mikeattempts 2 күн бұрын

One-Person Brake Bleeder Bottle: amzn.to/3JPK54z (affiliate*) Mazda DOT 3 Brake Fluid: amzn.to/3VxOiOY (affiliate*) Milwaukee 2962-20 Mid-Torque Impact Wrench: amzn.to/3zj5ikC (affiliate*) *Purchasing from these Amazon affiliate links earns my channel a small commission. Think of it as a tip that doesn't cost you anything. Thanks for the support!

@carnold.knowledge 2 күн бұрын

Good video. I use a Motive one man pressure tank that connects to the reservoir so you don’t run out of fluid, and love it. I also discovered that you don’t usually need to remove the wheels, at least not on my Camry, CR-V, RAV4, & Tundra. You can get to the bleeder screws from the front or back, often without jacking up the vehicle much or at all.

@Mikeattempts Күн бұрын

Ah, that sounds pretty nice. Is it the kind that builds up pressure in the master cylinder reservoir so all you need to do is crack the bleeders and they bleed themselves without needing to pump the brake pedal?

@jonathanfenne4948 Күн бұрын

Top tip. Remove the bleed screws and apply PTFE tape to the threads. This prevents air from entering the caliper via the threads during bleeding, and prevents the bleed screws from corroding to the caliper and being difficult to remove next time.

@Mikeattempts Күн бұрын

Yeah, but wouldn't you get a bunch of air in the system by removing the bleeders? I've used this bottle to bleed the brakes on both of our cars, and also my clutch, and haven't had any issues with air getting past the threads yet.

@criticalevent 2 күн бұрын

You're having much better luck with that than I did, I ended up making a knock off Motive Products pressure bleeder out of a garden sprayer, I had tried every type of vacuum method and just could not get the bleeder screws to stop letting air past the threads, even with teflon tape. Maybe it's because the masters on trucks create more vacuum.

@Mikeattempts 2 күн бұрын

I actually got one of those vacuum bleeders where you attach your air compressor hose to create suction but then I found this bottle, so I never tried the vac one. The bottle is much less complicated and has worked perfectly to bleed brakes on 2 different cars and also 1 clutch.

@criticalevent 2 күн бұрын

@@Mikeattempts do the threads on your bleeder screws have some sort of thread sealing compound?

@Mikeattempts 2 күн бұрын

@@criticalevent No, not that I noticed. However, I only need to crack open each bleeder around 1/4 - 1/3 turn for optimal bleeding so I think there's still a lot of thread engagement.