The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

[rmalkow2]

Brake bleeder kit, used it for the first time today and it worked good. A simple and effective way to pull air out of the brake lines.

PASS

 

[Loose Ctrl]

Brake bleeder kit, used it for the first time today and it worked good. A simple and effective way to pull air out of the brake lines.

PASS

I have had one for years. It works well. I use it on autos and motorcycles. Last times I used it was three weeks ago. I did the front brakes on my car and the fluid was looking rough after sitting two years. I did a complete system bleed in about 15 minutes while I had the car in the air for a tire rotate.

 

[bwringer]

Brake bleeder kit, used it for the first time today and it worked good. A simple and effective way to pull air out of the brake lines.

PASS

Agreed. That brass vacuum pump is 110% legit.

Cheap, too -- $20-$25 depending on coupons, sales, phase of the moon, etc.


The most common Mityvac, the white plastic one, is an expensive, delicate pile of disposable ****.

 

[Polski-Chevy]

The pneumatic brake fluid bleeder item# 92924 - Pass

I gave this a shot when I replaced my truck's lines with stainless steel, the entire system had been open, no issues,. This could make flushing a snap, pulled fluid through quickly, saved time, and no hand pump.

https://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html

 

[JRC3]

I swear I must've gotten the only bad brass vacuum brake bleeder they made. I originally bought it to test fuel problems on an old pickup, it wouldn't hold vacuum, but I kept it thinking it'd work for brakes. Finally got sick of it and thew it in the trash and went back to the old $5 one-man Autozone type bottle.

Last year I got one of the pneumatic bleaders. https://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html If all you want that brass pump for is bleeding brakes then I'd spend 8 more dollars and get this on. Huge reservoir and way less effort. And of course faster than gravity bleeding, before anyone brings it up.

 

[M_George]

Brake bleeder kit, used it for the first time today and it worked good. A simple and effective way to pull air out of the brake lines.

PASS

I have one that I've use successfully several times, but it didn't work on my Mustang. Don't know what the difference is with the Mustang.

 

[mc4life27]

They must have had either two different skus or two different runs of the step stools. A friend of mine had one and it worked great nice a sturdy and it seemed like a great deal. It's rated at like 350 and I'm only 230-240. So one day I needed one so went down to hf and bought one came home and the f'in things flexed and bent down on the top one the first time using it. It's almost like the used two gauges thinner of metal on the one I bought. Now I still have it and use the thing it has not flexed or bent any further the. What it did the first time but still feels flimsy and like a pos compared to the one my friend has.


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[DFB]

^^^

Of course there be two different SKU's...hey its Harbor Freight

The one's I recently bought are #62515

I looked the pile over to make sure I was getting two of same

 

[_Riddle]

I bought the 1500 watt dual temp heat gun (item # 62340) to heat up an aluminum motorcycle hub to loosen up some really corroded wheel bearings. I applied the heat for 2 minutes and the bearings came out with ease. I tried getting the bearings out without the heat gun and they were frozen in place so the heat gun made all the difference.

For $15 it's definitely a PASS for my needs.

 

[eschoendorff]

I swear I must've gotten the only bad brass vacuum brake bleeder they made. I originally bought it to test fuel problems on an old pickup, it wouldn't hold vacuum, but I kept it thinking it'd work for brakes. Finally got sick of it and thew it in the trash and went back to the old $5 one-man Autozone type bottle.

Last year I got one of the pneumatic bleaders. https://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html If all you want that brass pump for is bleeding brakes then I'd spend 8 more dollars and get this on. Huge reservoir and way less effort. And of course faster than gravity bleeding, before anyone brings it up.

I have that pneumatic bleeder and it wasn’t worth a damn for me.

 

[eschoendorff]

I bought the 1500 watt dual temp heat gun (item # 62340) to heat up an aluminum motorcycle hub to loosen up some really corroded wheel bearings. I applied the heat for 2 minutes and the bearings came out with ease. I tried getting the bearings out without the heat gun and they were frozen in place so the heat gun made all the difference.

For $15 it's definitely a PASS for my needs.

I have that heat gun and it has been great. Well worth the little I paid for it.

 

[JRC3]

I have that pneumatic bleeder and it wasn’t worth a damn for me.

So it didn't bleed the system? Or did you see air bubbles, and assumed it wasn't working? It will draw air from around the bleeder as it draws fluid from the caliper or wheel cylinder. The first time I used it I saw the bubbles and thought it wasn't working correctly too.

 

[eschoendorff]

So it didn't bleed the system? Or did you see air bubbles, and assumed it wasn't working? It will draw air from around the bleeder as it draws fluid from the caliper or wheel cylinder. The first time I used it I saw the bubbles and thought it wasn't working correctly too.

Well yes that, and the leaky fittings. Maybe I just got a bad one. I finally gave up and just bled the brakes old school

 

[mmb617]

Huge reservoir and way less effort. And of course faster than gravity bleeding, before anyone brings it up.

Interesting the differing opinions on this bleeder. I bought one last year and it's been great in my opinion. I bought it to bleed the brakes on my Yukon after replacing both front brake lines and it made the job quick and easy.

 

[upper_tanker]

I'd give the mesh tarps a PASS.

We've been using the 12'x19' tarps for probably 10 years now on a leaf trailer for clean-ups. The older ones were definitely way thicker and more durable, but we can get a few years out of the newer thinner ones. We were going to have one custom made once and I believe the price was about $250 for what we wanted, and only had a 2 year warranty against normal use. These HF tarps get chopped up leaves thrown at it by a 18hp debris loader every day during clean-ups. We typically load 8,000 lbs of leaves per day when we're doing them. Well worth the money.

 

[bubinga]

I bought the 1500 watt dual temp heat gun (item # 62340) to heat up an aluminum motorcycle hub to loosen up some really corroded wheel bearings. I applied the heat for 2 minutes and the bearings came out with ease. I tried getting the bearings out without the heat gun and they were frozen in place so the heat gun made all the difference.

For $15 it's definitely a PASS for my needs.

Thanks , Good show, I have been wanting a heat gun.
Don't have a "need" at this time, But needed to remove A parking sticker from a windshield with out damage a while back, would have been useful.
But for $15.00 might be handy to have.

 

[JRC3]

Interesting the differing opinions on this bleeder. I bought one last year and it's been great in my opinion. I bought it to bleed the brakes on my Yukon after replacing both front brake lines and it made the job quick and easy.

The day I bought it was because I had to go to a helper's house because he was having trouble with his son's breaks and I wanted in and out as quickly as possible. Ran at least 2 quarts of fluid through after replacing a rear caliper and kept getting air bubbles. All with an oil-less pancake compressor. I was frustrated and told him I'm stumped. Took it for a drive and all was good.

I researched and found the bubbles normal. I bought a regulator for it but haven't installed yet. I figure this will not only save air, but it might lesson suction and prevent the bubbles.

 

[Tanshanomi]

I bought the 1500 watt dual temp heat gun (item # 62340) to heat up an aluminum motorcycle hub to loosen up some really corroded wheel bearings. I applied the heat for 2 minutes and the bearings came out with ease. I tried getting the bearings out without the heat gun and they were frozen in place so the heat gun made all the difference.

For $15 it's definitely a PASS for my needs.

I'll second this. Even though HF offers some higher-spec heat guns, I see no overwhelming reason not to go with the cheapest option. I have used this Drillmaster version pretty regularly for several years, and it's still going great. I mostly use mine to heat those newfangled solder-melt heat-shrink **** connectors, and it works perfectly for this.

 

[leftyz]

Thanks , Good show, I have been wanting a heat gun.
Don't have a "need" at this time, But needed to remove A parking sticker from a windshield with out damage a while back, would have been useful.
But for $15.00 might be handy to have.

Don't pay $15 for it..

http://www.hfqpdb.com/best_coupon/1500+WATT+DUAL+TEMPERATURE+HEAT+GUN+(572_1112)

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[ScottsGT]

I had the heat gun years ago. Switch went out on me. Had to plug in and unplug to finish the job.

 

[bubinga]

Don't pay $15 for it..

http://www.hfqpdb.com/best_coupon/1500+WATT+DUAL+TEMPERATURE+HEAT+GUN+(572_1112)

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Thanks,

 

[joey1320]

A hard PASS on the 42" farm jack. Took it out of the box and put it to use removing a bunch of mid-size bushes around the house. It made easy work of them.

The 20% coupon works on it too.
https://m.harborfreight.com/42-in-off-road-farm-jack-60668.html

 

[NJITmetal]

Well got me a pair of the $19.99 Aluminum step work platforms yesterday, really good looking product. $42 with tax for two and took one of the small 40" x 50" moving blanket, a first time for me as my freebie. (I'll find something to with it)

I'll take with a grain of salt the 350 lb weight rating. But overall the platform seems to be quite stable with me jumping on it though only I'm about half of that limit

But I'm sure my GC bud could put it to test being he's closer to 300lbs mark lately

Those look like they’d be very handy to have a couple around

 

[ZR 601]

Self-centering drill bit set- pass.

https://www.harborfreight.com/hinge-drill-bit-set-3-pc-61550.html

 

[Cc_windsurfer]

Magnetic paper towel holder -pass

 

[Alpine4x4]

I bought the 1500 watt dual temp heat gun (item # 62340) to heat up an aluminum motorcycle hub to loosen up some really corroded wheel bearings. I applied the heat for 2 minutes and the bearings came out with ease. I tried getting the bearings out without the heat gun and they were frozen in place so the heat gun made all the difference.

For $15 it's definitely a PASS for my needs.

For the few times I needed heat it worked great. Smoked a bit the first time I started it, but been fine since. Used it for heat shrink and to ignite smoker pellets, it definitely gets hot! For under $10 with the coupon it gets a solid pass.

 

[C.L S2000]

Those look like they’d be very handy to have a couple around

yea, I have had one of these for a few years now and does great when needed and transports well when folded as well.

 

[Terry Eklund]

We got a good chopsaw from there and found some strong magnets at a good price, that we are using for our weld equipment holders ie: mig gun holders,mig accessory holders and our 3 sided mount cutting torch holder. Saw a few good deals there.

Reply back if you want more info on our products that cover safety,improved ergonomics and reduced weld gun maintenance. Our oxy acetylene cutting torch holder is world class too!

 

[Loose Ctrl]

Anyone have good luck with the electric impact gun item #68099? I've only been able to find one mention and it was positive. I need to remove and repair an exhaust downpipe on my car. I've broken several 13mm and 1/2 inch sockets so far with a 3/8 ratchet.

 

[rmalkow2]

Anyone have good luck with the electric impact gun item #68099? I've only been able to find one mention and it was positive. I need to remove and repair an exhaust downpipe on my car. I've broken several 13mm and 1/2 inch sockets so far with a 3/8 ratchet.

I can tell you that I love mine. I had a very old corded Milwaukee gun that finally destroyed itself and was not repairable so I replaced it with one of these HF guns and use it a lot mostly for wheel lug nuts. Have used in also on suspension bolts. For the money (especially on sale or with coupon) I'll just use this one till it breaks and buy another.

I have no delusion that its as sturdy as a better brand and I'm not using it daily in a working shop environment but for an old fart like me it is a useful tool.

 

[Loose Ctrl]

I can tell you that I love mine. I had a very old corded Milwaukee gun that finally destroyed itself and was not repairable so I replaced it with one of these HF guns and use it a lot mostly for wheel lug nuts. Have used in also on suspension bolts. For the money (especially on sale or with coupon) I'll just use this one till it breaks and buy another.

I have no delusion that its as sturdy as a better brand and I'm not using it daily in a working shop environment but for an old fart like me it is a useful tool.

Thanks. I won't be using it much. I have a coupon for it for $39.99. Currently, I only see this exhaust work being my only job for it.

 

[kkasson]

Anyone have good luck with the electric impact gun item #68099? I've only been able to find one mention and it was positive. I need to remove and repair an exhaust downpipe on my car. I've broken several 13mm and 1/2 inch sockets so far with a 3/8 ratchet.

I used one for a while and it worked fine for me also. I haven't used it since I got a cordless impact, but I didn't have any problems with the corded one. It is pretty bulky though, so depending on where the bolt is it may be difficult to position it.

 

[Loose Ctrl]

I used one for a while and it worked fine for me also. I haven't used it since I got a cordless impact, but I didn't have any problems with the corded one. It is pretty bulky though, so depending on where the bolt is it may be difficult to position it.

I broke out the impact sockets and couldn't get my 1/2- inch ratchet on it. I'm going to try out the HF 1/2-inch impact swivel. I may need the impact extension as well. I really don't like adding anything between the impact gun and socket. It can dampen the force applied to the fastener.

 

[JerryC]

I broke out the impact sockets and couldn't get my 1/2- inch ratchet on it. I'm going to try out the HF 1/2-inch impact swivel. I may need the impact extension as well. I really don't like adding anything between the impact gun and socket. It can dampen the force applied to the fastener.

Have you tried heating it up?
And/or a 3/8" drive impact socket?

 

[emeraldcoupe]

Reply back if you want more info on our products that cover safety,improved ergonomics and reduced weld gun maintenance. Our oxy acetylene cutting torch holder is world class too!

really? are you going to advertise your stuff in every post?

 

[Loose Ctrl]

Have you tried heating it up?
And/or a 3/8" drive impact socket?

No way to heat it up other than run the car but the exhaust flex coupling is bad so not much heat makes it that far back. I have tried my impact socket. I've twisted up the metal hangars and ripped one of the rubber isolators. The tubing has no rust on it but is discolored. The exhaust flanges and bolts are rusted but not all that bad. It's a really odd exhaust and factory on my '98 Chev Cavalier.

 

[fasteddie]

No way to heat it up other than run the car but the exhaust flex coupling is bad so not much heat makes it that far back. I have tried my impact socket. I've twisted up the metal hangars and ripped one of the rubber isolators. The tubing has no rust on it but is discolored. The exhaust flanges and bolts are rusted but not all that bad. It's a really odd exhaust and factory on my '98 Chev Cavalier.

Is this the flange at the exhaust manifold?

 

[rooster4321]

Yes I have an HF Chicago Electric 1/2 inch impact pays $39 for with a coupon about 5 years ago I like it a lot and use it for lug nuts all the time I've also used it on shocks and some suspension parts but it is kind of bulky.

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[Loose Ctrl]

Is this the flange at the exhaust manifold?

No. It's the center flange at the catalytic converter. The flex joint is ahead of it by two feet and has completely come unbraided and blown apart. I let the car sit through the two wettest years we've had and it came apart as soon as I started driving it again. The flex coupler is packed up tight against the engine in a little pocket close to the oil pan. Normally, I would just cut it out on the car and install a new one. This one is welded in between two bends and has a bracket welded to it.

 

[Loose Ctrl]

Yes I have an HF Chicago Electric 1/2 inch impact pays $39 for with a coupon about 5 years ago I like it a lot and use it for lug nuts all the time I've also used it on shocks and some suspension parts but it is kind of bulky.

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I can agree with that. I had my hand on the display model in HF. It is a bit large.