Pressure bleeding surge brakes

[dockwrecker]

I installed disk brakes, lines, master, etc etc last week and found this silly easy and effective bleeder set up that cost me $22.75 to make from the local hardware store and allowed me to fully bleed my brakes in about 10 minutes and a beer. It's made from a common pump sprayer and a couple of barb fittings. Its from a SCCA sports racer that made it for bleeding his brakes at the track. Hope this helps! Enjoy!
www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm

 

[bhammer]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

Interesting. I have one that also allows vacuum testing. I think I got it at Harbor for about $15 and it has a 1 Pt container. the only issue was trying to catch the fluid.

 

[nlain]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

Interesting. I have one that also allows vacuum testing. I think I got it at Harbor for about $15 and it has a 1 Pt container. the only issue was trying to catch the fluid.

Catch the fluid in a quart jar by attaching a rubber hose to the bleeder screw.

 

[bhammer]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

Catch the fluid in a quart jar by attaching a rubber hose to the bleeder screw.

Nope, this is one that you bleed from the caliper so the master cylinder over fills. I just used a buch of news paper.

 

[nlain]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

Nope, this is one that you bleed from the caliper so the master cylinder over fills. I just used a buch of news paper.

Yes I can see where that would be a problem

 

[dockwrecker]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

True it does overfill the brake master, thus the need for a turkey baster or the clear vinyl hose to suck out the excess fluid as stated in the link. Very important final step! Still immensely easier than the pump the master/open/close/pump again and again routine of trying to do it manually.

 

[bhammer]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

True it does overfill the brake master, thus the need for a turkey baster or the clear vinyl hose to suck out the excess fluid as stated in the link. Very important final step! Still immensely easier than the pump the master/open/close/pump again and again routine of trying to do it manually.

Good point about the baster.... But, the wife gets tired of finding kitchen stuff in the garage.

 

[craze1cars]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

This sounds wierd. Not the garden sprayer thing...but bhammers method of pumping thru the bleeder screw and overflowing the master cylinder. Sure it works, but why do it like this when it can be so messy?

If you have purchased a kit that allows vacuum testing (Mityvac or Harbor Freight knockoff), then you have also purchased a kit that can be utilized for VACUUM bleeding thru the bleeder screws (instead of pressure bleeding backwards and slopping it all over the place)

You can set it up so it sucks the fluid thru the lines, out the bleeder, and into the little plastic container provided. No mess, no turkey baster, easy on-man bleeding. I can't see why anyone would choose to instead use such a tool to shove the fluid up backwards??

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something here. And maybe I have the wrong tool in my head. But my first impression is that it sounds like the vacuum tool purchased at Harbor Freight was maybe used wrong...
Was this the tool? http://www.harborfreight.com/brake-bleeder-and-vacuum-pump-kit-92474.html

 

[bhammer]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

No, that was not the tool, but that is what I should have bought. The one I bought, I tried using the vacuum first but as soon as fluid hit the chamber it stopped sucking. I think it was made to vacuum air only. Years ago, when I worked on autos, we used one that was a vaccum pump and is the way to go. I just used what I had.

 

[craze1cars]

Re: Pressure bleeding surge brakes

I understand completely. If you can get 'er done without buying any new tools, you're a step ahead!