Whats up all.

Im pulling all 4 calipers this weekend to clean em and paint em to match the truck.
I know I will loose just about all if not all my break fluid, and was just wonderin if anyone knows how much break fliud our trucks take when totally empty, so I can pick it up while I still have a way to get to the auto shop.
Niether my manual or Haynes manual say an amount.

TIA, Ian.

 

heres a tip for you, before removing your calipers get a stick and jam it between the seat and the brake pedal, use it to depress the pedal just enough for the brake lights to come on, this will keep all the fluid in the MC and the lines even if the caliper is removed, this can save you alot of grief, when trying to bleed the system especially if the ABS runs dry.
Just unplug the batterys if your worried about killing them

 

Buy 3 of the biggest bottles you can get.
It won't use them just to refill but it doesn't hurt to do a complete system flush. I do it about every two/three years using a vacum system. By the time I get all 4 bleeds to run clean and clear it takes at least two bottles.

 

LOL, big enough that a quart will not do it and a gallon is overkill, but you might as well get one anyway.

 

Wow that much huh.
Nick I like the sound of your idea..
Your saying.. jam the break pedal so breaks are on/breaking, and unplud the bat's so as not to kill em.

And thats it? Itll hold the fluid even with the break lines disconnected from calipers and fully open?

Not to say your wrong, but sounds too good to be true haha.

 

yep, like putting your finger over a straw, liquid cant run out until you remove your finger,
just depress the pedal about 2inches

worked every time I've done it, keeps fluid from leaking all over the place when your working on something,
I have not looked but there might even be a fuze you can pull instead of unhooking batterys

 

Ha no kidding. Well far out!
That will be alot easier. Thanks dude.
And Ill keep a ride handy just in case I end up loosin some fluid after.
Thanks for the input!