How do you bleed the front brake lines in a 1997 dodge stratus ES 6 cyl.?

Answer 1

You will need to remove the wheel and jack the car up for easier access. There is a small silver colored nut on the top of the brake caliper. It looks like a nut with a hole in the top of it. It might have a rubber cover on it, just take it off, its there to keep out dirt. I suggest you get a container and a small tube and connect it to the top of the nut so that the fluid will run into the container instead of on you. Have a friend pump the brakes 3-4 times and hold the pressure on the pedal. Then you will loosen this nut lightly, do not take it off, until the fluid comes out then tighten the nut back. You need to do this 3-4 times on each wheel until you get all of the air out of the lines. If there is air you will hear it pop as the fluid comes out. I would start on the passenger side first and then the drivers side. As a note, keep checking on the fluid in the brake reservoir and keep it full, don't let it run out or you will have to all four wheels. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

If you don't have anyone to help, you can do it by yourself. Loosen one bleeder screw just enough for fluid to bleed out. Then get in the car (do not start it up) and slowly press the brake pedal down all the way to the floor and release it slowly. Do it 4 or 5 times and then tighten the bleeder screw and go to the other wheel and do the same. Make sure the brake fluid is full before you start. This should be good enough to get at least 90% of the air out. If the master was completely out of fluid then you may need to repeat it.

Answer 3

The first thing I would try is loosen the bleeder screws on the calipers.You may be able to do it with out removing the wheels if you have enough room. Then take the lid off the master cylinder and make sure it's full. Leave it of. Watch for fluid to run out of the bleeders. When each one starts running, tighten the bleeder back down. Put the lid back on the mastercylinder.You're done. If they don't bleed, remove the bleeders an see if the bleeders are stopped up.

Answer 4

you need to jack it up and remove both front wheels for easier access to the bleeders,then loosen the one farthest from the master cylinder,and have someone pump it up,and loosen the bleeder and bleed it first,then go to the drivers side,do each one a few times,keep the master cylinder full at all times though,and keep the lid on it,two or three times should be plenty ,install the wheels and test drive it,make sure the abs light isn't on after you do this,sometimes it will come on,good luck with it.