Pressure Bleader. Which one do you use?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 5,726
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From: Waukesha WI
St. Jude Donor '15
http://www.phxsyss.com/
http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/ps-v12-205.html
Kinda overkill but it works great.
Speedbleeders are much easier to use.
http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/ps-v12-205.html
Kinda overkill but it works great.
Speedbleeders are much easier to use.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,036
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From: Edmonton AB
Originally Posted by mothersworry
Title says it all. Looking to bleed the brakes after flushing the Master Cylinder. Which is the best Pressure Bleeder to use?
link is incomplete but has pictures that will get you
thinking.
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/misc24.shtml
Do a Google Groups on 'Power Bleeder' for other links
with tips for DIY bleeders.
Do NOT overlook the importance of the low pressure
guage. Plus, I think that Filter/Regulators are
so cheap, one should be part of the picture.
I found everything I needed except for the M/C
cap in one trip to Home Depot. My M/C cap came
from the dealer, but a 'Help' part like suggested in
the link above would have been cheaper & faster
to get.
.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: St. Louis MO
I have (and use frequently) Motive Products Pressure Bleeder (www.motiveproducts.com) and find it works very well.....takes me about 30 minutes to completely flush my brakes.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,036
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From: Edmonton AB
Originally Posted by Topload
I have (and use frequently) Motive Products Pressure Bleeder (www.motiveproducts.com) and find it works very well.
too. I just wanted some extra features and the
satisfaction of building the bleeder my way.
A question, do you pour brake fluid into your
Bleeder or do you keep the bleeder dry and
just add fluid to the M/C periodically? The
link I provided earlier talks about adding
fluid to the bleeder and this seems problematic
to me when the bleeder is only going to see
intermittant use.
I am quite retentive about only adding fresh,
clean fluid. I feel the chance the fluid will
be contaminated if added to the bleeder
outweighs the convenience of being able to
bleed continuously without regard for the
level in the M/C. Since I couldn't keep
remaining fluid in a tightly sealed container
and thus 'dry', I would feel compelled to
toss the left-overs.
So instead, I use my bleeder to pressurize
the system. I have an inline filter and a
quick connect schrader fitting on the end of
the hose. Yes, this is more work.
.
Racer
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 390
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From: St. Louis MO
The Motive Products bleeder that I have, has approx. half gallon pressurized tank. The fresh fluid is poured into the tank - tank is sealed and pressurized like a garden sprayer (via small hand pump). The supply line is coupled to the top of the master cylinder via a pressure cup (check out their website for a better understanding). With the system sealed in this manner, you're only introducing the fresh fluid as you bleed your system. I always drain the master cyliner resivoir and fill with fresh fluid before beginning the flush....I'm constantly bleeding / flushing the system before each track event so my bleeder gets a lot of use.
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