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One Man Brake Bleeder
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:02 pm
by Carl McFly
Anyone have any experience with those (cheap) "one-man-brake-bleeders"? Not the vacuum ones, but the hose that goes on your bleeder, with spring loaded B-B's that act as a check valve. I'm optimistic that I'll be bleeding my brakes *soon* and wanted to know if these bad boys work
One like this.....
http://www.amazon.com/Actron-CP5101-One ... 84&sr=8-29
One Man Brake Bleeder
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:17 pm
by nostaw
You can do it if you can run a hose from the bleeder into a bottle of brake fluid... Just keep the bottle 1/2 full and the master reservoir above the min line.
Have you wife/child do the pumping...
JW
Re: One Man Brake Bleeder
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:59 pm
by johnsxj
Carl,
Never used the one in your link.
I have had good luck with this type that can be picked up in any auto parts store....
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/access ... =46839_0_0_ check the level in the catch bottle after 7 pumps or so. It does fill kinda quick. And in the case of your Jeep, just ignore the last line of the features block
I've also used the "speed bleeder" type screws with success....
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/ ... 5221_15907_
That's the one that fits your new rear brakes
a chunk of clear tube and an empty container is all you need.
Re: One Man Brake Bleeder
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:40 pm
by DOUG
I have a Phoenix Systems brake bleeder that works the nuts. I bled my hydraulic clutch and brakes by myself. Well worth the expense.
Your welcome to use it if you'd like Carl.
Re: One Man Brake Bleeder
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:15 am
by ZAEDOCK
I use:
THE CLUB
I pump it up and set the club against the seat/pedal. Been doing it this way for 20 something years.
Re: One Man Brake Bleeder
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:25 pm
by DDewar53
johnsxj wrote:Carl,
Never used the one in your link.
I have had good luck with this type that can be picked up in any auto parts store....
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/access ... =46839_0_0_ check the level in the catch bottle after 7 pumps or so. It does fill kinda quick. And in the case of your Jeep, just ignore the last line of the features block
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I use this one too, works great.
I owned one of these
Carl McFly wrote:Anyone have any experience with those (cheap) "one-man-brake-bleeders"? Not the vacuum ones, but the hose that goes on your bleeder, with spring loaded B-B's that act as a check valve. I'm optimistic that I'll be bleeding my brakes *soon* and wanted to know if these bad boys work
One like this.....
http://www.amazon.com/Actron-CP5101-One ... 84&sr=8-29
- never could get it to work.
Re: One Man Brake Bleeder
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:54 pm
by Carl McFly
Thanks everyone, great stuff. And thanks Doug, but looks like I won't be needing it
John I was thinking about what you said and lmao when I couldn't get the damn magnet to stick to anything. Not often you hear someone under a Heep laughing, instead of
And this little kit is MONEY!!! Couldn't believe how well it worked
Re: One Man Brake Bleeder
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:44 pm
by johnsxj
Carl McFly wrote:Thanks everyone, great stuff. And tahnks Doug, but looks like I won't be needing it
John I was thinking about what you said and lmao when I couldn't get the damn magnet to stick to anything. Not often you hear someone under a Heep laughing, instead of
And this little kit is MONEY!!! Couldn't believe how well it worked