Ottawa Fiero Club Forum

Sorry, But that probably dragged everyone in.   >:D

Crafty biker guy pressure bleeder (http://www.ibmwr.org/ktech/pressure-bleeder/bleeder.shtml)

Cheater!   :)


Neat idea, but I'll stick with our mighty-vac.  Two adapters will fit all of the bleeder screws we have.  To build a pressure bleeder we'd need three caps to cover the Fiero and the Beetle, and two more unique ones for the bikes.   :D

I have a few things to say about this idea....save your time and money.  I’ve got arguably the cheapest and simplest brake or miscellaneous brake vacuum bleeder / fluid transfer device and I don’t use it to bleed brakes anymore.

It’s a 60mL syringe with a large opening I can just push on a brake bleeding hose.  I have found that even when I have a perfect seal (which can’t ever be made) I still don’t get high enough fluid velocity to guaranty I get all the air out of the system.  I always had to bleed he system the old fashioned way afterward anyway to be sure.  So I don’t do that anymore.

I use a solo brake bleeder that cost me all of $3 form Princess Auto.  You have to modify it so that it doesn’t leak air and so that the magnet stays in place, but all that can be done with epoxy before your first use.  Because the magnet is there it’s easy to empty the reservoir without disturbing your brake fluid loop (you want to use).  You don’t need solo bleed valves, just let the fluid move back and forth a bit, you won’t draw air back into the system if you loop properly and use the right motion on the pedal.

Cheers,

Aaron


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