Boxster brake replacement DIY - the best ever. (not hyperbole)

Perhaps the best DIY i have ever seen on any topic. It really is astonishing work and must be saved for posterity.

Thanks Trygve for creating this a million years ago and sending it to me recently.



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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/14/2019 03:24PM by JMstamford,ct. (view changes)

Yes, it is very detailed, thorough and well written

A nit: It really annoys me that he talks about air bubbles in the brake fluid when you have a fade. It isn't air, it is steam! :-)

Water in the brake fluid!

I recently did a brake bleed using an air line with a pressure regulator connected to the brake fluid reservoir. It made the job way easier. There was no Motive bleeder to clean out and no pumping.

That’s pretty cool. Where did you get it? Looks like the pressure was set pretty low, like 5 psi maybe?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/16/2019 08:37AM by jg wnc. (view changes)

It's actually not mine I repurposed it from Maurice's paint kit and added the air fittings. Air pressure regulators are very common.

For example (not endorsing this, just did a quick search):
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/16/2019 06:10PM by Boxsterra. (view changes)

The regulator is easy - have one of those on my compressor. More interested in the cap that screws on to the reservoir. What did you use? I can see that the air fitting was mounted to it. Nice hack!

Here is another version of the same contraption
Stem valve replacing pump handle
Motive hack



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/16/2019 12:16PM by carlos in Montreal. (view changes)

But if you plan to do 3 or 4 a week, then awesome.

It looks like a very neat idea.

than to clean out the motive bleeder once

It really works well, saves a bunch of time and looks like it was relatively easy to make.

So all in, a great homemade tool.