With the right equipment, bleeding the brakes takes less time to do than it does to remove and reinstall the wheels to access the calipers - more or less.
If you're like me, and always dreaded bleeding the brakes (or the clutch too, for that matter), this stuff/method might make it a lot easier for a DIY'er.
Tools:
- Automatic fluid reservoir bottle (pictured below - I bought by itself - not as part of a kit per se')
- Vacuum pump https://www.amazon.com/HFS-Brake-Ble...Braake+bleeder
- Speed bleeder valves (Russel #639630 on Amazon) You'll leave them permanently installed, so buy 4.
The installed Russel speed bleeder (check) valves
do not leak air around the threads after backing them off of the seat; one of the PIA of the stock valves
which accounts for more air and wasted fluid AND TIME than about anything else.
(Not pictured) is an inexpensive, hand operated vacuum pump attached to a catch bottle used to draw the old fluid and air from the speed bleeder valve.
A Mitivac reservoir bottle (pictured) clamps onto the reservoir(s) and keeps reservoir filled with fresh fluid level so that you don't accidentally suck air into the brake lines (or pump air in if pumping the brake pedal instead of vacuuming the old fluid out).
Oh! Forgot to mention: The front reservoir on the Master Cylinder serves the front brakes, and visa-versa. Good to know. (I had to draw air into my system before I realized that...)
If you are relegated to DIY projects, this stuff makes this (annual for me) chore a breeze!
Of course, there are 'many ways to skin a cat', but if this helps anybody...mission accomplished!!