Replacing Front Brake Hoses: Check Fluid Level

Video Transcript

"In this segment we're going to cover checking brake fluid. We just replaced the right hose and in doing so we had the system off and we had fluid constantly leaking out. We want to top that back off before we go to the other side to make sure we adequate fluid in there. Let me take this point in time to give you a little reminder. This brake clean, if you get it on the surface of an automotive, the paint, it's going to eat the paint up. So, you want to be real careful with it. Don't spill it. Don't let any excess get around and now that I've brought that issue to light, let's go back one step and go back to the work we just did and take some brake clean and spray off where we just worked. Anywhere brake fluid leaked around there, let's spray it off the caliber or anything around that area and so it sort of runs off and has time to dry up so it doesn't do any further damage. Go ahead at this time and go down and clean that off real fast where we just worked. I should have covered it in my last segment but better late than never. We just want to spray off any fluid that dripped around parts of the car, caliber, or lower suspension and that'll prevent any deterioration and that also cleans the situation up so that's good and dry. Now, we go back, regardless where the fluid level is, it's going to be lower, go ahead and top it off. You want as much fluid in there as possible because it's going to leak. Now we don't want to leave our master cylinder in a situation to where it's got more fluid in it than it's supposed to have. You don't want to exceed for operating purposes the add line but we're going to bleed the system here shortly and let more fluid out so we can't too much in there right now. At the end of the job we're going to make sure that we leave what's recommended to be a master cylinder there. So, after topping that off, and keep in mind, protect your paint. Don't let it get anywhere on your vehicle. As you get it on your gloves, sometimes you'll need to change these out occasionally during your job to prevent you from transferring this contamination over to your vehicle and causing damage to its exterior or paint job. That should cover checking the brake fluid, adding the brake fluid; we got that topped off, we're all prepared to go to the passenger's side and remove the old brake hose and install the new brake hose. In the same procedure, everything laid out in a chronological order, and we're going to go through it real quickly to prevent losing any more fluid than necessary. Watch our next segment on remove and replacing brake hose on passenger's side."