brake bleeding

[networx]

Are the one-man brake bleeders worth the money for occasional maintenance? Some with pressure tanks run into the $200-$300 range. I'm just looking for something cheap so I don't have to scream at the wife when she lets off the pedal too soon.

 

[ChucksCrib]

I've been relacing my oem bleeder valves with speed bleeders. They have a check ball inside which only allows fluid to flow in one direction thus making bleeding the brakes a one man proposition. I think they run about $12-$14 for two. I have them on all three of my vehicles. The fronts are different sizes than the rears on all three.

 

[kgwld1]

I have the snap on one man bleeder. It was pricey but boy does it work slick. I do all my cars once a year since it's so fast.

 

[tomstin]

http://www.motiveproducts.com/index.html works well for me

 

[samkblam]

I have used the MityVac one man vacuum system to bleed my brakes. It was around $30 at AutoZone. Worked well.

 

[Wile1Coyote]

I have used the MityVac one man vacuum system to bleed my brakes. It was around $30 at AutoZone. Worked well.

Me too, I have used it four times now and think it does a pretty good job. Probably wastes more fluid than the nicer ones but what they hey $270 pays ofr lots of fluid.

 

[Satatic]

Beats an ice scraper wedged between the seat and brake pedal.

 

[Vincent Vega]

http://www.motiveproducts.com/index.html works well for me

I will agree with this one. Great tool.

 

[bmwpower]

I have the snap on one man bleeder. It was pricey but boy does it work slick. I do all my cars once a year since it's so fast.

This the one you have?

 

[kgwld1]

Yes it is..........!

 

[eschoendorff]

I will agree with this one. Great tool.

I've got speed bleeder and a Mity Vac, but I really want one of those ^

 

[rhandwor]

I had a friend who had a garage he did numerous brake jobs on termite trucks. He had them on jack stands and put a cookie sheet shallow pan under the bleeder. He opened all bleed screws and filled the master cylinder. He checked every hour after about 4 hours when they started dripping he would close the bleed screws. Not every one would drip at once.
I've used a new pump squirt oil can and put some small hose on the end used a box wrench opened the bleed with the hose on and pumped until brake fluid ran into the master cylinder. After all 4 are done I usually do one quick bleed to remove any air by the bleed screw.
Note don't use an oil can as oil will damage the seals.

 

[hossmwp]

I use the one man pressure bleeder from Motiv. It works well. The only issue I have is there are leak forming where the hoses connect. I think this can be easily fixed.

 

[nissan_crawler]

I had a friend who had a garage he did numerous brake jobs on termite trucks. He had them on jack stands and put a cookie sheet shallow pan under the bleeder. He opened all bleed screws and filled the master cylinder. He checked every hour after about 4 hours when they started dripping he would close the bleed screws. Not every one would drip at once.
I've used a new pump squirt oil can and put some small hose on the end used a box wrench opened the bleed with the hose on and pumped until brake fluid ran into the master cylinder. After all 4 are done I usually do one quick bleed to remove any air by the bleed screw.
Note don't use an oil can as oil will damage the seals.

That's not a good way, you're introducing crud back into the system. It's especially bad with anti-skid systems.

I would never bleed brakes from wheel to master, always master to wheel. Your only way of knowing you screwed up might be when the pedal drops to the floor when you need it the most.

 

[rsanter]

I have one of the older SO/SO type ones that has several adapters.
it could use some clean up but I dont need it so if interested I could move it on

bob

 

[DHCrocks]

motive is the way to go, it's not too expensive and works perfect. It's a true one man bleeder. I can bleed the whole system in 15 minutes. Only thing is sometimes it doesn't seal very well at the reservior and you need to shift it around a bit but once it's set up is great. Dump a whole bottle of fluid in it and you can flush out the entire system in one easy step. no more pumping the brakes.