Jack up your car when you’re ready to start. Getting the car off the ground will give you easier access to the bleeder screws.

Put a 1 by 4 in (25 by 102 mm) piece of lumber under the brake pedal. You can use an alternative spacer, if necessary. This will prevent the pedal from traveling too close to the floor as you begin to bleed the brakes.

Hook a tube to the bleeder bolt of the tire furthest from the reservoir. Push one end of the tube over the brake bleeder bolt using a piece of clear plastic tubing (aquarium tubing works fine).

Put the other end of the tube into a jar filled with clean brake fluid. You only need about 2 to 3 inches (51 to 76 mm) of brake fluid in the jar.

Have your helper press and hold the brake. Call “down” to your assistant who presses the brake pedal, holds it, and calls “down” back.

Turn the bleeder bolt to the left one quarter-turn. Old fluid and air will go down the tubing into the bottle. You will be able to see the trickle down the line and into the jar.

Turn the bleeder bolt to the left one quarter-turn. Old fluid and air will go down the tubing into the bottle.[8] You will be able to see the trickle down the line and into the jar.

Ask your helper to release the brake. Call "up" to your helper, who now will lift off the brake and call “up” back to you. This completes one cycle of bleeding that particular line.

Repeat this process until new, clear fluid comes from the bleeder tube. After every 5 or 6 times through the cycle, top off the master cylinder reservoir with fresh fluid.

Repeat the process on the other brakes. Move to the next furthest wheel from the reservoir and repeat the process with your partner. Be sure to bleed the brakes on all 4 tires.