How to Bleed the Brakes on 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix

One of the most important maintenance tasks you have for your Pontiac Grand Prix is maintaining your brakes. Over time, your brake pads wear down, becoming less effective at stopping your car. If the pads wear down enough, they can fail completely, causing serious injury or worse to you and others. After you replace your brakes, you need to bleed the brake system. This removes any air bubbles trapped inside the brake lines which can block the lines and make the brake pedal feel spongy. It also allows you to replace the brake fluid in the lines.

Instructions

1

Empty the brake fluid from the reservoir with a turkey baster.

2

Fill the reservoir with new brake fluid.

3

Put a clear tube over the nipple on the bleeder screw and place the other end into an empty plastic water bottle.

4

Tell your assistant to pump the brake pedal a few times.

5

Have your assistant press down on the pedal hard and hold it. Loosen the brake fluid bleeder screw and close it right before the brake pedal hits the floor. Repeat this about 5 times and refill the reservoir.

6

Tell your assistant to pump the brake pedal 10 times and open the bleeder screw. Continue doing this until you no longer see air bubbles in the brake fluid.

7

Repeat this process on the other three brakes.