bleeding the brake system-ne 1 have ne trick or tips on how to bleed it bymyself

[adicttobuild]

well i bought one of thos one man bleeder kits and read the directions but it still has air in the system- does ne one have ne tricks or tips i can use to bleed the system bymyself?i spen about 3-4 hourse already and its starting to bug-ne now of an easier way besides taking it to the brake stop??

 

[duff daddy]

ok you have some options....
1) take a long piece of rubber tubing and keep that hanging in a soda bottle of brake fluid.. that is my home made brake bleeder... but if you can you can let the brakes gravity bleed... just crack the bleeder and let it drip and ill bleed its self ...oh and for the love of god make sure ALL the calipers are on correctly and the bleeders are at the top... if they arent and teh bleeder is on the bottom youll never bleed it

 

[uncltrvlnmatt]

I have used the vacuum pumps in the past and found that no matter how long you bleed it you still get air. BUT, the air is not in the brake system, it is actually leaking into the hose where it connects onto the bleeder valve. You should be good, so long as the pedal is not spongy.

 

[joekd]

I flushed my brake fluid today on my GT, couldnt find anywhere to buy speed bleeders so I ended up having the wife help me

Told her to bring a book and she had the job of working the brake pedal while I cracked the bleeders

Sometimes old school is still the best way to do something

 

[karrarararararar]

I flushed my brake fluid today on my GT, couldnt find anywhere to buy speed bleeders so I ended up having the wife help me

Told her to bring a book and she had the job of working the brake pedal while I cracked the bleeders

Sometimes old school is still the best way to do something

speed bleeders FTW. Any car i will ever buy will get speed bleeders if i have to bleed the brakes, well worth the money. You can order them from their website

 

[duff daddy]

lol you guys just love buying stuff hahah

 

[uncltrvlnmatt]

I flushed my brake fluid today on my GT, couldnt find anywhere to buy speed bleeders so I ended up having the wife help me

Told her to bring a book and she had the job of working the brake pedal while I cracked the bleeders

Sometimes old school is still the best way to do something

speed bleeders FTW. Any car i will ever buy will get speed bleeders if i have to bleed the brakes, well worth the money. You can order them from their website

All you need is a hand held vacuum pump from Sears.

 

[joekd]

All you need is a hand held vacuum pump from Sears.

Bah, was easier/cheaper to make the wife do it

On another plus note this is the most drivers seat time she has seen in my car since I bought it