brake system pressure bleader home made

[Wayne]

This my version of some I saw on the web I will have to let you know how it works later just got it together tonight still have to buy a master cylinder cap to finish it off.
I added a hose and quick connect so I can hook it up to my compressor regulator at 15 psi so you keep a constant pressure without pumpin it up. yeah a lazy mans way for sure.

 

[ThePope]

Looks good. Hope it works nicely for ya. Wish I had one of those when I did my cobra brake swap when I had my 98 GT. lol

 

[duff daddy]

instead of this you can always take a soda bottle, with a rubber hose, put one end in the soda bottle filled with good brake fluid, and the other end on the caliper....crack the bleeder and pump away, you wont suck air in as long as the end of the hose is still in the bottle

 

[Wayne]

Went by autozone on my way back from town late today and bought a mastercylinder cap to finish my project you know the Help brand anyway got home with it only to find they do not come with a gasket you have to buy them seperate. :angry4: so I guess I will make another trip back tomorrow. just a heads up for anyone who decides to build one. :icon_salut:

 

[Wayne]

:BangHead:
well first try was a failer I kept getting air in the brake fluid found that to be the pick up tube in the sprayer wasn't sealed up very well were it is inserted into the top so I pulled the tube out put some rtv on the tube and pushed it back into the sprayer. That fixed that problem but I had a leak at the master cylinder cap after a few a short while. it was beading really well then I saw this brake fluid dripping from the front I closed off the beader and came back around front a to see it coming out from around the cap. now theres a story behind this I put the new gasket on the car and tried to use the old one on the bleeder cap but as I cut the center out of it it ripped. I put rtv on it glueing it to the cap and let it sit over night but it still failed. I bought another gasket used a very sharp knife and cut a hole just large enough for the brass fitting to fit though I put the O ring on the inside with some rtv on it to help seal it off hoping this would do away with any leaks from the air blead circuits built into the cap to allow air to get on top of the seal as your brake fluid goes down inside the master cylinder. Older type caps just had a small hole in the top ours has two little valleys on either side of the cap. I don't have pix but you can pull the gasket out and see these little channels in the cap for yourself.
I haven't tried it again work and chrismas coming up but I' will let you know how it works soon. wish me luck.

 

[Paul]

This seems like a lot more work than just pumping the brakes. :tongue3:

 

[2slo95fiveoh]

This seems like a lot more work than just pumping the brakes. :tongue3:

Or having someone pump the pedal while you bleed them...
But my hats off to you Wayne to fabricate this... keep at it, you'll figure the small stuff out.