I used the Actron hand pump bleeder kit to do this, following the recommended pattern for bleeding the brakes. The bleeder screws leak a lot of air and you will need more of the silicone sealant than they give you with the kit. The lid of the canister also leaks and needs sealant every time you close it back up after dumping out the old fluid. Once you get the air leaks out of the system and can effectively vacuum the old fluid out through the system, it works very well. Be very careful to keep fresh DOT3 fluid in the reservoir. Once you see the clean fluid being pulled out of the bleeder screw, close that one up and move to the next wheel. This would be the one-man method for doing the job. If you have two people, you can use the brake pedal to pump out the old fluid one wheel at a time instead of vacuuming it out.
Make sure once you're done and all the bleeders are closed, wheels on and lugnuts torqued properly, etc., that you "prime" the brake pedal before attempting to drive off. The pedal will probably travel to the floor a couple times before the master cylinder and system fully pressurizes. Until that happens, you won't have any braking ability and if you try to drive off right away, you could hit something.
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