Brake Fluid Flush Question
 

Took my car to a new Indy near my home.

Paid them to flush the brake fluid and refill but looking at my rims, it looks like they were not removed.
There should be hand marks on the rims which there weren't and I totally forgot to tell them where the tire lock key was located.
I thought the tires were suppose to be removed to flush out the brake fluid or is there a way to do that without removing the tires?

it's possible to get to the bleeder screws on the calipers without removing the wheels. do check your master cylinder reservoir however; the fluid should look nice and clean...sort of a light gold color. if the brake fluid in the reservoir (and the reservoir itself,) isn't nice and clean, then i'd be suspicious.

Just took a look at the master cylinder reservoir, its light yellow/clear.
I was just double checking as I was not sure if you could bleed without taking the tires off. Also, I wasn't sure about the new indy.

Thanks.

Do they have a lift? Why remove the wheels if it's not necessary?

I would think if you look at the inner part of the rims, you could see that hands rubed against the brake dust on the inner wheel or likewise some disturbance on the bleeder caps. You may be able to lean down and shoot some pictures with a digital camera and then view them to see it it looks as though brake dust was disturbed in the locations that need access.

most people would do that job with a power brake bleeder.it hooks to the reservoir cap and uses about 10lbs pressure to push out the old fluid with new.safe rule of thumb---the reservoir should look like bottle of millers beer not a bottle of coke.

Looks about right, humm beer. :beer:

Thanks

A Tip on Bleeders..[ just cuz if you break one off, you are in trouble]

If the fluid in the reservoir is real dirty, that means no one has done bleeding/service in a LONG time..which also means the Bleederes are going to be rusted and therefor you have a good chance of snapping one off b/c they are HOLLOW.
So, a good idea is to take the caps off and spray each bleeder w/PB Blaster or such the night before you do the job..better safe than sorry..........

Count your blessings. At least they did not take the wheels off and reinstall them with a 300 lb/ft impact driver!

<<>>Paid them to flush the brake fluid and refill but looking at my rims, it looks like they were not removed>>

So , looks like they knew what they were doing..why would you want to take the tires/wheels off to open a bleeder valve ???????????????????????

You asked them to change your brake fluid, not your tires.............

Brake job , yeah...brake bleeder , never.

I don't have to remove my wheels to flush the brakes, I just do it to simplify the job. If I could put the car on a lift I wouldn't bother.