brake bleeding
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,149
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From: NCCO Oklahoma
Seems getting Motive bleeder is the best choice, LG selling those bleeders for $29 bucks for a pair and u need to 2 pairs, with motive atleast u dont have fear of running fluid low, and jeorpardize ABS system, and than u have to loan tech II to solve that issue.
Never used both of em but thinking of getting motive bleeder.
Never used both of em but thinking of getting motive bleeder.
Mark
Race Director
Joined: May 2005
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From: West Norriton PA
St. Jude Donor '08
My motive brake bleeder takes the same cap that comes on the car. If you can't replace the cap without causing a leak, maybe you should leave the job to a pro (JK, I couldn't resist).
I have used both the speed bleeders and the Motive brake bleeder and I guess its just a matter of personal preference because I find the Motive easier to use. With the Motive you don't have to keep jumping in and out of the car and it's easier to change your brake fluid. But the speed bleeders are cheaper and they will both do the job.
I have used both the speed bleeders and the Motive brake bleeder and I guess its just a matter of personal preference because I find the Motive easier to use. With the Motive you don't have to keep jumping in and out of the car and it's easier to change your brake fluid. But the speed bleeders are cheaper and they will both do the job.
Either way will work
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 167
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From: AZLE TX
There are two different kinds of speed bleeds one has an internal check valve that cant be cleaned and tends to freeze up with corrosion and the other is open. I chose the open style after having trouble with the other type. Two things went wrong, first there was the corrosion then I discovered that air was sucking back around the threads.
So I switched to the Earl's type speed bleeds and I love them. They work like a spring loaded needle and seat and that keeps the air from getting back in.
No matter which type you choose they both need rubber caps to keep stuff from gettting into them and gumming them up.
Hope this helps, also Summit and Jegs have them because I got mine from Jegs in two days.
So I switched to the Earl's type speed bleeds and I love them. They work like a spring loaded needle and seat and that keeps the air from getting back in.
No matter which type you choose they both need rubber caps to keep stuff from gettting into them and gumming them up.
Hope this helps, also Summit and Jegs have them because I got mine from Jegs in two days.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Hot Springs AR
The brake MC cap is standard on all GM vehicles (well, all I've seen), so I can do my Vette, Z-28, a friend's GMC Sierra, etc. I imagine the systems are standardized for Fords as well.
HTH, and have a good one,
Mike
