Brembo Brakes (The Art of Bleeding)

In order to have a fully and functional brake system, it is necessary to bleed your brakes. Brembo Brakes uses a hydraulic fluid in order to force the piston to the brake pads to get it on the rotor. If you have a hint of air pressure in your brake lines, the brake pressure will drop. You could actually wind up with no brake pressure in your lines at all. So in order to fix this problem, you will have to bleed your Brembo Brakes.

In order to do this, you will need the following items:
•Jack with Jack stands
•Brake Bleeder Kit (Should contain plastic hose and a bottle)
•About 3 bottles of brake fluid
Torque Wrench
Metric Box end Wrench Set
•Tire Wrench
•Somebody to pump the brakes for you

If you have little to no experience with these sorts of things, we highly suggest that you find a mechanic that can do this for you. We shouldn’t have to tell you how important it is to have brakes that work.

So now that you have everything you need, it’s time to get to work. First, you need to place the socket end of the tire wrench onto the lug nuts and turn them ¼ of a turn. You will do this for every wheel.

Now it’s time to jack the automobile up on the front jack point, which is usually near the radiator. Place the jack stands under the frame and lower the jack on the stands. Now you’ll want to do the same at the back of the vehicle. Be sure the jack stands are near the trunk of the vehicle. Once the vehicle is securely placed on the jack stands, now remove the lug nuts from the tires and remove the wheels.

On the passenger side rear tire, find the brake bleeder valve. It looks like a small knob with a hole on the top of it that sticks out of the side of the Brembo Brake Caliper Assembly. This is called the Bleeder Screw, or the Brake Bleeder Valve. This is what you’ll use in order to bleed the Brembo Brake System.

You will use the fitting size of box end wrench for the cars brake bleeder over the bleeder screw. Place the wrench so it’s grabbing onto the nut portion of the screw. Don’t open the screw until you fit the plastic tubing over the end of the bleeder screw. Then put the other end of the plastic tube in the jar. Be sure to add an inch of brake fluid into the jar. This prevents the tube from putting air back into your brake system.

Now it’s time to have somebody pump the brakes for you. Have them pump the brake pedal several times. The last pump of the brake, have them hold the brake pedal down and don’t bring the pedal back up.

Now that the brakes are held into place by your assistant, turn the wrench on the bleeder screw counterclockwise. Fluid will be forced through the screw and into the tube. The brakes will actually drop to the floor, but no need to worry, this is normal. This is because loosening the screw is actually relieving the pressure that’s built up in the system. You’ll probably see some air bubbles in the lines when the fluid is draining.

Tighten up the screw and tell your assistant to let off of the brakes. Now you’ll need to open the hood of the vehicle and find the brake master cylinder. Open the top of the cylinder and check the brake fluid. Be sure that this never goes below the minimum line that is marked on the cylinder. Refill the master cylinder.

Repeat the process on each wheel until you no longer find air bubbles in the plastic tubing. Remember to keep the master cylinder filled with brake fluid to prevent newer air bubbles getting into your system.

Be sure to add the wheels back onto the vehicle and lower the vehicle back onto the floor. Re-torque the lug nuts to 100 foot pounds.

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