Please tell me if this sounds right.
The left front brake began squeaking on my 1994 Chevrolet Corsica. I know that this often means that the brake pad is wearing down, so I took the car to a local repair shop and dropped it off. Later in the day the mechanic called me and said that it needs new pads and calipers on both sides, and that a hose is broken on one side. I told him to go ahead and do whatever needs to be done.
He called me back a while later and said that he was unable to repair the brakes because a special scanner was required to bleed the brake system on this car and he does not have a scanner. I had a mechanic put new pads on a couple years ago and there was no scanner involved. He is now retired and no longer in business so I can't take it to him.
What is this scanner that the mechanic is talking about?
Thank you.