On the new(to me) car, I just finished bleeding the brakes out. That was a job and a half.
There's an engineer at Toyota that needs a kicking.
Front bleeder screw - 8mm.
Rear bleeder screw - 10mm (1cm for those who like to simplify)
Black 'dust' in the old fluid, plus it was a nice mid-brown colour - rather than the almost clear of new fluid. Fun! Took 26 ounces of new fluid.
I used a Mityvac unit, and was able to fit the hose into the reservoir directly, to save a LOT of pumping at the bleeder valves. It had never been done - the original caps were all still in place, and when removed at the back drums, they were _shiny metal_ underneath.
I 'adapted' for the ABS by pumping the brakes about 20-30 times with the power off.
There were air bubbles, of course, but that's because I was putting 10-20 PSI of force on the nipples, and the fluid wouldn't come out that fast, so air was being sucked in around the vinyl tubing. (the L adapters that came with the kit just didn't work well) No air went back in the system - too much vacuum.
I started at the front, rather than the back, so I could get as much crud out of the reservoir immediately. Those bleeders are a bit easier to access from the ground with the wheels turned. (This unit definitely has new CV joint boots, at a minimum)
Doesn't seem like the pads are grabbing any better, so I'll be taking them completely apart, compressing the pistons, extending them, and checking for something sticking. I haven't changed the rotors - these don't have the nice screw holes for popping them off. I'll have to go the torch and hammer route.
Any suggestions for making it easier to pull the rotors without making it a headache for me? (other than taking it to a shop, handing them my Bosch rotors, and saying "put these on." )