Brake Bleed Kits

Buy an eazibleed.

for 99 out of a hundred times there is no need for any 'equipment' at all, I have changed literally hundreds of items in brake and clutch systems entirely on my own without using any trick equipment. I have tried and discarded vacuum and pressure types, a bit of clear tube works the most reliably.

If you are changing wheel cylinders for instance, just bleed each one using the new cylinder as the pump. calipers are easy, just squish the flexi, undo the nipple and push the piston back. Master cylinders: gently undo the pipes, when you reconnect do all the pipes up gently and just bleed to that first joint, one at a time, operate the master cylinder with a pair of mole grips on the operating rod under the bonnet or get an assistant at a pinch to press the brake pedal.

If you really want a new toy then get a pressure bleeding kit, the gunsons one does most things, but believe me they are all a bit of a waste of time compared with the traditional methods as above or if you can get an assistant they are even easier.

Mrcheerful

It's a jam-jar, and a non-return valve.

If your requirements are minimal, is it not possible to get someone to help with the pedal pumping? Then you only need the jam-jar :-)

When a Gunson's Easibleed works, it makes for a fast and easy job. When they leak, it's very bad news! I wouldn't be without mine though.

Possibly fails your requirements of cheap however?

Chris

Seconded.

I bought a Sealey vacuum type (VS021) a couple of years back because the Eezibleed cap would not fit on my Discovery's reservoir. An absolute waste of money. It would suck nothing - other than bubbles- through the system on either the Disco or my BMW. I thought there must be a problem and sent it back for checking. They returned it saying it was all up to spec.

I then acquired the 'universal' cap for the Eezibleed which with much altering could be made to fit the Disco....but not sufficiently well to do the job, so , unfortunately had to enlist the help of SWMBO to pump the pedal up and down. All other cars , when the standard Eezibleed caps will fit on the reservoirs, are so much more easily done by using the Eezibleed so I have no hesitation in recommending.

Please reply to group - email address is not monitored Ian

Nope, Eeezibleed it is then. Another 5 quid (from ebay) for the ease of use seems the best way forward.

I suspected as much anyway.

Thanks for the replies.

Mark

I have tried three different Gunson's Easibleeds on several cars, and they have all been crap. Perhaps it's just the caps I used, but all of them leaked, no matter how carefully I prepared them - and the result is fluid pissing everywhere, even with a tyre reduced to 3 psi driving it.

I have just ordered a set of Speed Bleeders for the Herald: bleed nipples with non-return valves built into them. I have one similar but much older device on another car and it works beautifully. Speed Bleeders come from the US and are $7 each plus $5.95 postage t the UK. I'm not even a happy customer yet, but when they arrive and I've tried them I'll report.

Ian

I've had good results with a Mityvac device on both cars and bikes. Makes the job a lot easier.

I've used them many moons ago, and they were OK; however, Easibleed works for me as well :-)

Chris

I've found a similar thing.

I gave up filling the stupid easybleed bottle and just fill the master cylinder reservoir - monitor it carefully and top it up twice or thrice during a bleeding operation.

I've also found that you cannot always expect easibleed to push fluid through the system fast enough to ''knock'' all the air out. I still often get Wifey to stamp on the pedal a few times to help things along - but now you've defeated the object of the exercise....

Actually, all you need is a reservoir cap from a car in a scrapyard, nipple, length of rubber hose and a tyre valve from a knackered foot pump (or WHY) and you've got 90% of an easibleed for about 50p.

Julian.

================================== Still here if you can match for size:

If you happen to have a hydraulic clutch, check the hoses are secure.... I put an eazibleed on my fluid reservoir, pressurised it to 20psi, and the clutch hydraulic hose blew off the reservoir and sprayed brake fluid everywhere.....TWICE...... on my car there is a short length of rubber hose connecting the fluid reservoir to the metal hydraulic clutch pipe..... needed two jubilee clips on the rubber clutch hose......

Regards

Stephen

Mallory wrote:

I would never use an Easibleed pressurised above 10psi. They will actually work OK with lower pressures than that.

Chris

I'm 98% sure these are the Speed Bleeders I ordered ... but unfortunately only available in M7 and M8 size ... I needed 3/8" UNF,

Ian

Nedavno Mrcheerful napisa:

Is bleeding ABS system different than bleeding the system without one?

Not usually.

Yvan gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Not unless the ABS valve block needs bleeding.

Nedavno Adrian napisa:

I have to change master cylinder. A friend of mine connected pipes loosely, poured oil in, and waited until it started dripping... And I can not remember what he did after that, but I think he just tightened the pipes, and that's that.

I do not want to get air in the ABS unit, so is this correct procedure?

that is basically what I would do, but after fluid is running through, nip up all the pipes, then with an assistant to press the brake pedal, loosen one pipe (highest ones first), gently press the pedal while watching what comes out of the loose pipe union, when only fluid comes out tighten that one up, go through each pipe in turn and repeat for all pipes.

Nedavno Mrcheerful napisa:

Thank you.