Bleeding your car's brakes sounds intimidating until you actually do it. If your brake pedal feels squishy, or you've just replaced brake pads or lines, bleeding the system can bring your stopping ...

When it comes to the essentials of any car, brakes rate right up there with things like wheels and gasoline. A solid, firm brake pedal is a good place to start checking that your brakes work properly.

I think the accepted way for a one-person bleed is to fill a tube with fluid and place it in a resevoir of more fluid. As the pedal is pumped, it will bubble air out but draw fluid in.