These are the only way to bleed brakes. I have rebuilt all my calipers with Orings and the system was pretty much dry. I set up the pressure bleeder, tested it first so there was no air leaking around the master cylinder. Filled the bottle with brake fluid and went at it. Just crack the bleeders and wait for the fluid. I went around twice and it took me about 1/2 hour total time. I'll drive the car a few times then rebleed the system. I did this with no help (the wife was happy she was not the brake man/person this time). Worth every peny. Brake bleeding is now no problem.

 

I'm not convinced. Brake bleeding is one of the few ways I get quality father/son time! Actually makes him feel useful. That, and helping me put on/take off the hardtop.

 

I finally broke down & bought one last year.

 

With a brake bleeder you can sit back and have him bleed the brakes while you instruct him.

 

Gordon, did you buy one from the group purchase?

 

Definitely one of the best purchases I have ever made !!!

 

I also have to agree, I love my Motive pressure bleeder. I can't imagine doing brakes without it now! A very wise addition to the 'ol tool box.

 

I too agree, the Motive is the best $60 tool I ever bought.I made a pressure bleeder but the motive works better.

Mark good point about quality time but I just gave the kid the car! You should do the same! LOL!!!

 

Need to bleed all 3 of my vehicles' brakes, was thinking of getting one so you guys have sold me

thanks, probably going to save me a ton of time and aggrevation

 

Been driving Corvette's and working on them since 1970. Bought myself a Motive Pressure bleeder a year or so ago. Best move I ever made. No more having to hear the wife and daughter complaining that their leg or foot hurts from pumping the brakes or that I don't have time now can we do it later. By purchasing the Motive bleeder for around $60 I don't have to wait or rely on someone else pumping the brake properly. One can bleed his Corvette brakes in no more then a half hour now and do it right. Last year when using the Motive Bleeder on my 73' I couldn't believe how well it worked. I never had such a good brake pedal in my 73' before going the Motive way. I strongly recommend to anyone owning a C-2 or C-3 to purchase this unit. Believe me you won't be sorry. One word of advice though. Don't depend on the hold down kit that Motive provides for the Adapter that fits your master cylinder. When it comes throw the chain and J-hooks in the garbage. Go out and get two 6" C-Clamps and a piece of wood or metal strip about the same size of the length of your master cylinder. I use a piece of wood. Set it on top of the adapter and C-Clamp it to the master cylinder and then proceed to pressure bleed. You will definitely have a good seal doing it this way. Too many have had problems using the chain and J-hooks then I can tell you here.

 

i bought one of these motive bleeders about the time this thread posted in march. just used this bleeder tonight and all i can say is great tool, worked like a charm, a must have tool when bleeding brakes. the j-hooks work ok if you position it right but the c-clamp / wood method is better . it even did a better job then my $180 vacula which has to be hooked up to a compressor to work.

 

Where can you buy one of these Motive bleeders?? I have major brake problems and Its gonna need massive bleeding.

 

You can go directly here: http://www.trackhaus.com/ to purchase a new motive bleeder or you can buy the same through this vendor on Ebay.

 

THANK YOU!!

 

I used one of the Motive bleeders on my 71. Did anyone else notice if theres had a air bubble at the high-point in the clear plastic line that connects the pressure bleeder to the master cyliner?

It never clear out no matter how much fluid I pumped thru it. In fact I thought it was a problem cause we couldn't get the brakes bleed so we took it off, But then realized that we were only bleeding the outer bleeder on the rear calipers - DA, once we bleed the inner they worked just fine.

 

Don't understand how positioning the J-hook and chain made any difference in your case. I tried every which way as others had but the chain just kept stretching causing the adapter not to seal properly. I know from experience. I thought I had a good seal using the chain and hooks and walked away to get a wrench when I heard a hissing noise. When I got back brake fluid was everywhere because of the cheap chain. Believe me anyone who buys this unit. Throw the chain and hooks away. Get yourself a set of 6" C-Clamps and a block of wood. With the C-Clamps you will have no worry. Trust me.

 

I LOVE it TOO!

-Mark.

 

from my personal experiance i was able to get a good seal with the j-hooks and chain however i did have to play around with the positioning a bit and only got about 15 psi before it started to leak. i also tested your great recommendation c-clamps , block of wood and it worked very well. i would definately trust ffas23 on his tip!




- motive bleeder $60
- (2) 6" clamps $15
- block of wood $0

 

Couple of these do the trick:

 

i have a suction type bleeder that hooks to my airhose...works GREAT!!