xj92
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What is a good brand for a vacuum bleeder? Where can you get one?
XJade said:Has anyone tried out those pricey one-man brake bleeder valves? Just wondering if they're worth the money. Are they prone to failure after awhile? I'm tempted as hell. Never seem to have a friend around when I need to bleed the brakes. Uh...I guess it helps to have friends!
followed by some...rattler43 said:XJade: Run a searc "Bleeder for Brakes" . I asked same question a month or two ago. I have one installed on my cluch and it seems to work fine so far. Sorry about spelling. Need to clean my keyboard. Don
Okie Terry said:Here's my advice. Read and learn my friend.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=30104&highlight=bleed+valve+stem+hose
Okie Terry said:Air goes in the tire valve stem only one direction. So, put one, valve cap end, in a clear tube and put a small hose clamp on it. Now crack open the factory bleeder and jump in and pump slowly. I use a long enough hose so as to place the catch jar up high. This way you can see when the air bubbles stop. Simple.
XJade said:Let us know how the Terry method works for you. I'm still using the "bribe a friend" method.
I never did buy those one-man bleeder things for my brakes. $10 for the darn tiny valve still makes me a little shy about testing them out.
RichP said:The bubbles are usually leakage from around the plastic tubing on the fitting you are using that attaches to the mity vac. Thats one of the reasons I prefer the pressure from above with a pump up flusher or the gravity method which I have not tried yet, you are not depending on seal around the fitting and the hose.