i've never bled brakes before
 

anyone have a how to for this on the z? I want to bleed my brakes since i bought some dot 4 fluid and new slotted rotors.

no help?

Here you go...http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...edbrakes.shtml

+1 on the stoptech site. It contains more info than I feel like retyping. Bleeding brakes seems to be an art--I know mechanics w/ years of experience who simply will not do the job because they're "not good at it".
If you've never done it before, prolly better to go to someone you trust, pay the $60, and go to school on him. Just my 2c.

i'd rather do it on my own, i have a friend whos done it a few times on different cars. Does anyone know the bleeding order for the z? I think i remember reading something about it being different.

The bleeding order is simple. Start with the wheel furthest from the master cylinder. For instance, say its on the drivers side of the engine bay. You would start bleeding the passenger rear first, then the drivers rear, then passenger front, then driver front.

+1 on the ease of bleeding brakes. You just have to follow the steps carefully, and make sure to have a friend working the brakes. Don't try to do it yourself--I've tried, and it just doesn't work unless you have a power bleeder. Don't use the pump method either, because air gets in through the bleeding screw no matter what you do.

whats a power bleeder? Is that like a speed bleeder?

how many bottles of brake fluid do i need to do this?

Three 500ml bottles just to be on the safe side!!

It's like these things:

http://www.apexperformance.net/cartg...st.asp?scat=26

They basically attach to the resevoir and pressurize it so it's as if you're pumping the brakes.

I haven't tried using a speed bleeder, but my concern with them is air bleeding in from the screw threads of the bleeder when you let go of the brake pedal. I had this problem when I was using the pump method to extract the brake fluid. Anyone have experience with speed bleeders?

OK i just posted that you could do it on your own without such a device....but now that I think about it, you can't, so ignore the post that used to be here.