When using speedbleeders
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 81,241
Likes: 3,063
From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
When using speedbleeders
Is it necessary to run a tube off the end of each one into a jar of fluid or does the checkball in the speedbleeder do all of the work?
Thinking of putting them on both vettes, the 90's brakes get a little mushy I'm guessing due to age old fluid. Kind of irritating to say the least.
Thinking of putting them on both vettes, the 90's brakes get a little mushy I'm guessing due to age old fluid. Kind of irritating to say the least.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 7,355
Likes: 2,280
From: Central Maryland
The checkball will do all the work to act as the one-way valve, to let fluid out on the downstroke, but block entry of air on the upstroke.
But, definitely run a hose from the bleeder into a container. You don't want brake fluid on the tires. Catch the fluid in a container, and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.
Be well,
SJW
But, definitely run a hose from the bleeder into a container. You don't want brake fluid on the tires. Catch the fluid in a container, and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.
Be well,
SJW
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 34,873
Likes: 487
From: Lacey WA RVN 68-69
NCM Sinkhole Donor
When I got my SpeedBleeders, I ordered the optional little catch bag and hose. It came with a 2' piece of hose so all I do is attach one end of the hose to the bleeder and the other to the bag. It holds about 3/4 pint so I can bleed the brakes at the track and just drain the bag into a container later on.
Once the fluid is out of the bag, it folds up to be very small and I carry the whole thing in a Zip-Lock baggy along with a small wrench for the bleeders.
Once the fluid is out of the bag, it folds up to be very small and I carry the whole thing in a Zip-Lock baggy along with a small wrench for the bleeders.
Race Director
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 11,506
Likes: 4
From: Vancouver,Wa.
Originally Posted by SJW
The checkball will do all the work to act as the one-way valve, to let fluid out on the downstroke, but block entry of air on the upstroke.
But, definitely run a hose from the bleeder into a container. You don't want brake fluid on the tires. Catch the fluid in a container, and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.
Be well,
SJW
But, definitely run a hose from the bleeder into a container. You don't want brake fluid on the tires. Catch the fluid in a container, and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.
Be well,
SJW
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,625
Likes: 4
From: Director of Bands
St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by c4cruiser
When I got my SpeedBleeders, I ordered the optional little catch bag and hose. It came with a 2' piece of hose so all I do is attach one end of the hose to the bleeder and the other to the bag. It holds about 3/4 pint so I can bleed the brakes at the track and just drain the bag into a container later on.
Once the fluid is out of the bag, it folds up to be very small and I carry the whole thing in a Zip-Lock baggy along with a small wrench for the bleeders.
Once the fluid is out of the bag, it folds up to be very small and I carry the whole thing in a Zip-Lock baggy along with a small wrench for the bleeders.
The guys at the track here in MI just use a short piece of aquarium tube and a designated beverage bottle.
Cost: about $ .38 after beverage. BTW... get the actual "speedbleeder" branded bleeder screws. The other brands pretty much suck (as me how I know sometime).
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 22,267
Likes: 15
From: The light that never warms.
St. Jude Donor '12
Speedbleeders are the s#%t! I put them on my '85 Vette a bunch of years ago, and liked them so much I did both the Impala SS and the ZR-1 I just bought. They make flushing the brake fluid so easy. 
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,625
Likes: 4
From: Director of Bands
St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by joshwilson3
What about Earl's bleeders?
Racer
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 409
Likes: 2
From: Toronto Ontario
yes to do the best possible job you will need to look for air bubbles in the glass container. generally when all the air bubles stop coming out then you're done bleeding. I would not attempt bleeding brakes without a hose connected to a glass container. Without it the fluid might get on your paint and ruin it, also if it gets on your hands then no doubt it will get on your shifter and steering wheel too if you're not careful.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
