All major manufacturer’s cars today have hydraulic brakes. What this means to you and me is that we must keep our car’s brake fluid in good condition – allowing the brakes to head up time and time again will break down the fluid in our brake lines. As brake fluid ages, it will begin to absorb contaminants, most namely water. Once you begin to really work the brakes, this contaminated fluid will begin to boil, will release gas, and you’ll experience what is know as “brake fade”, where your pedal will fill soft and spongy – not a good experience. Bleeding the brakes is a simple process, but normally requires two people. Two get started, you’re going to need a way to open the bleeder valve (but don’t open it just yet). Most of the time you’re just going to need a 6 point wrench so that you can break the bleeder lose on the back of the caliper. You want to make sure that you use the box end of the wrench so that you do not strip out the bleeder. If you are unfortunate enough to round of the ends of the bleeder then you’re going to have to go to the auto parts store to pick up a new one. These are very easy to install if you’re able to get the old one out. If not you’re going to have to replace the entire caliper so that you can go ahead and bleed the brakes. The goal of bleeding your brakes is not only to replace all the old fluid with new, but also to get all of the air out of your lines. To do this you’ll need to bleed all four breaks on your vehicle. Start by removing the cap to master cylinder so that you can add more brake fluid when you need it. You can bleed the brakes of your vehicle one of two ways. The first way is to have two people, one person will be in a car manually pumping the brakes until they have a solid pedal, with the other person opening and closing the bleeder valve. The second way to bleed your brakes is with a vacum tool, a device with will use vacuum to either push or pull the fluid out for you, saving you quite a mess. You also have to make sure that your vehicle does not have ABS or an anti-lock breaking system in your vehicle. If you have an anti-lock breaking system you’re going to have to bleed this system as well as the brakes themselves. Some models need a programmer for the ABS in order to make them work properly on...