Make your own speed bleeder. #1) get empty 12oz brake fluid container. #2) Hold it upside down (screw on top down towards ground), dill hole smaller than 3/16 rubber hose. #3) Force 3/16" hose through hole in bottom of 12 oz container. It should be about 30" long and tight enough that it doesn't leak. #4) Put hose on bleeder valve, loosen bleeder valve, go to front and pump the brakes (not all the way to the floor, just about 2" or so). #5) As the container fills it creates back pressure and the container becomes pressurized. #6) If you have the proper length hose and you hang the hose / container over the top of your wheel you will maintain a pressurized column of fluid. The bubbles arrive in the can with the fluid. If your fluid is clean you can reuse it from the can, if its dirty you need to dump it. #7) care should be used in pumping the brake pedal, if your master cylinder piston travels into corroded areas of the cylinder it will score the cups and cause your master cylinder to fail. Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:45:26 EST Joe Eiffert <Jozinski@AOL.COM> writes: > In a message dated 11/11/2002 5:31:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, > poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU writes: > > > > ust heard about speedbleeders. Speedbleeders replace your current > bleeder > > screws. They are a one way check valve. Open speedbleeder 1/4 > turn, attach > > hose, and pump away. Just keep an eye on the resivior level. > Anybody use > > them? just curious. > > > > I haven't used them on any cars, but have them on my Honda VFR front > and rear > brakes and hydraulic clutch. Installation is a snap, and bleeding > is > remarkably easy. I would think that with the larger dimensions > involved in a > car, it would make what would normally be a two person job easy for > one > person. > > Joe Eiffert > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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