Breast pump brake bleed
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From: Wisconsin
Yep, you read that correctly.
Six years ago, I watched my wife use an electric breast pump, and all I saw was a brake bleeder.
Two kids and six years later, I used it today on the Corvette. My brakes were soft, and now they are firm.
Into the toolbox with the breastpump for next time. Dont knock it till ya try it.
Six years ago, I watched my wife use an electric breast pump, and all I saw was a brake bleeder.
Two kids and six years later, I used it today on the Corvette. My brakes were soft, and now they are firm.
Into the toolbox with the breastpump for next time. Dont knock it till ya try it.
I would say the idea is the "Mother Of Invention".
Very ingenious re-using something you already have.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Bellmore NY
How are you setting it up? Is it merely watching the bubbles in the hose and closing the bleeder when there are none?
I feel vacuum bleeding is a better method than pressure bleeding. Much less complicated in setup. I have a regular Gast vacuum pump but haven't attempted to use it for bleeding as I'm a little concerned it's too strong. I wonder if the breast pump system would be less aggressive.
I feel vacuum bleeding is a better method than pressure bleeding. Much less complicated in setup. I have a regular Gast vacuum pump but haven't attempted to use it for bleeding as I'm a little concerned it's too strong. I wonder if the breast pump system would be less aggressive.
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I got it now that you mentioned the Mityvac kit. Makes perfect sense that you're just substituting the electric pump for the hand pump in the setup.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Bellmore NY
The hoses on the breast pump were smaller than the mightvac kit, so I had to use the cone/tapered mityvac adapters into the smaller breast pump hoses and the larger ends into the standard mityvac hoses.
I don't really know what a fish tank pump puts out, but I think I mentioned in here, that on the highest setting this made 19 inches of vac... I didnt check the lower settings. The ebay ad for the model pump Im using was like $14. I think thats pretty reasonable. If a fish tank pump has more suction for less money, well of course thats a no brainer.
We all know that I used this because it was already in the house, but I don't think someone would be ridiculous to spend $14 to have it in their toolbox. Considering that I had all the pieces from the broken mityvac, and it was really a home run.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bellmore NY
Happy 4TH.