Recommended Brake Fluid Maintenance?!

I own a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. I was wondering what is the best way to
maintain the brake fluid... should I drain the entire system and refill
and bleed it, or should I bleed each wheel individually? I'd like to
replenish every drop in the system, any ideas? Please Help!

wrote:
> I own a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. I was wondering what is the best way to
> maintain the brake fluid... should I drain the entire system and refill
> and bleed it, or should I bleed each wheel individually? I'd like to
> replenish every drop in the system, any ideas? Please Help!
>

does this vehicle have ABS? has the brake fluid been changed before?

nate

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On 17 Apr 2006 18:57:07 -0700 wrote:

> I own a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. I was wondering what is the best way to
> maintain the brake fluid... should I drain the entire system and refill
> and bleed it, or should I bleed each wheel individually? I'd like to
> replenish every drop in the system, any ideas? Please Help!
>

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...system&spell=1

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It has ABS, and no not to my knowledge. I just bought the car...

It has ABS, and no not to my knowledge. I just bought the car...

I would bleed each brake cylinder / line / master cylinder, purge the
system, and refill with a dot 3 fluid, if it needed it due to
contamination.

mho
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wrote:
>
> I own a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. I was wondering what is the best way to
> maintain the brake fluid... should I drain the entire system and refill
> and bleed it, or should I bleed each wheel individually? I'd like to
> replenish every drop in the system, any ideas? Please Help!

If you drain the fluid out of the abs, you will need a tech tool and a tech to put
it back in.

News to me, why would anyone want to drain the brake fluid, and replace
it? It seems to me like a

waste of time / effort / money, and not cost-effective to the owner. am
I missing something?

mho
vƒe

btw - has anyone ever had a caliper to freeze shut resulting in an
engaged pad,

that caused excessive wear on the rotor / pad?

should the caliper "pushrod" be lubricated periodically?

mho
vƒe

wrote:

> News to me, why would anyone want to drain the brake fluid, and
> replace it? It seems to me like a
>
> waste of time / effort / money, and not cost-effective to the owner.
> am I missing something?
>



Brake fluid absorbs water and needs to be replaced every couple of
years.