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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / November 2007Brake Bleeder Preference
Pressure or vacuum type? How about the pump style pressure units with no separate chamber for fluid? I've got a friend looking for one for his home garage. I use an older KD pressure set-up but he doesn't like the price. I figure the folks on here might have a few options he could look at. So what do you use? Would you buy something else?  SignatureSteve W. Near Cooperstown, New York NRA Member Pacifism - The theory that if they'd fed Jeffrey Dahmer enough human flesh, he'd have become a vegan. ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News Provider ---- http://www.pronews.com offers corporate packages that have access to 100,000+ newsgroups > Pressure or vacuum type? How about the pump style pressure units with no > separate chamber for fluid? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > So what do you use? > Would you buy something else? I like pressure over vacuum, and the Motive Products unit is surprisingly useful for the price. nate Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel >> Pressure or vacuum type? How about the pump style pressure units with >> no separate chamber for fluid? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > nate That is the one he was looking at. I take it you have one? Anything to watch out for? SignatureSteve W. Near Cooperstown, New York ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News Provider ---- http://www.pronews.com offers corporate packages that have access to 100,000+ newsgroups >>> Pressure or vacuum type? How about the pump style pressure units with >>> no separate chamber for fluid? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > That is the one he was looking at. I take it you have one? Anything to > watch out for? yup, I've had one for years, only peeve is the lack of a swivel in the hose (I use it on cars with screw-on reservoir caps.) I think they may have included a swivel now. Anyway I've had no issues with it at all other than that. nate Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel save your money just bled brakes starting in rt.rr and then lt.rr then rt.ft then lt.ft keep track of fliud used so you know there has been air removal > Pressure or vacuum type? How about the pump style pressure units with no > separate chamber for fluid? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News Provider ---- > http://www.pronews.com offers corporate packages that have access to 100,000+ newsgroups > Pressure or vacuum type? How about the pump style pressure units with no > separate chamber for fluid? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > he'd have become a vegan. > ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News Provider ----http://www.pronews.comoffers corporate packages that have access to 100,000+ newsgroups try speedi bleed it a press bleeder that hooks up to the m/c cap and use tire press it works great cost about 200 i like the idea of vacuum bleeding but it didn't work in my case. I used vacuum from the intake manifold, just had to route long hose to the bottle, and then the other hose to the brake bleeder. like in this topic: http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=161765 With the engine running, a little more then idle the vacuum was very strong, but all i could suck out was the air, which went into the caliper through the thread of the bleeder and then was coming out through the bleeder hole into my bottle. Anyway two person method, one in the car pumping the brake pedal, and the other person collecting the fluid works the best for me. Recently i bought at rockauto the brake bleeders with one-way valve, i haven't tried them yet but they suppose to make the job a walk in the park! These are for Ford vehicles, i don't know if they are available for other brands. http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8163/dscf0710gb5.jpg > i like the idea of vacuum bleeding but it didn't work in my case. I > used vacuum from the intake manifold, just had to route long hose to [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > other brands. > http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8163/dscf0710gb5.jpg SpeedBleeders. They work good BUT you need to make real sure that you keep them from getting rusted and full of crud. I use them on many of my vehicles. SignatureSteve W. Near Cooperstown, New York NRA Member Pacifism - The theory that if they'd fed Jeffrey Dahmer enough human flesh, he'd have become a vegan. ---- Posted via Pronews.com - Premium Corporate Usenet News Provider ---- http://www.pronews.com offers corporate packages that have access to 100,000+ newsgroups >> i like the idea of vacuum bleeding but it didn't work in my case. I >> used vacuum from the intake manifold, just had to route long hose to [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > keep them from getting rusted and full of crud. I use them on many of my > vehicles. I don't like vacuum bleeders simply for the reasons mentioned, they suck air around the bleeder screw threads. Some pipe tape can mitigate this, but pressure bleeders always work. Bleeding by pumping the brake pedal can wipe out an old master cylinder as the seals travel over long-unused sections of the bore. I've had this happen on at least two cars that I can remember, possibly more. In a pinch, if you have to bleed and don't have any equipment, I'd stick a 2x4 under the brake pedal to limit its travel so this doesn't happen. nate Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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