speedjunky01
Passed Driver's Ed
Why spend $$ when it's so easy to gravity bleed? Just takes a bit longer. Oh well to each his own
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what brake bleeder do you recommend?
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engineered2win
Ready to race!
I don't know if any of the haters have actually tried gravity bleeding, but it doesn't take that long. I can fully flush my brake and clutch circuits in less than an hour, including putting the car on stands and removing/replacing the wheels. I put a hose on the bleeder and use a closed end wrench to crack open the bleeders. Catch the old fluid with some empty coffee cans. Set your timer for 5 minutes and go do something else. Come back every 5 minutes and keep the reservoir topped off and close the bleeders when you're done.
robeeeerob
Go Kart Champion
Just FYI, I purchased this Motive bleeder yesterday:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002KM5L0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Really great reviews, and price isn't too bad compared to some other bleeders on the market. Of course, nothing beats the price of the gravity bleeder (free), haha
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002KM5L0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Really great reviews, and price isn't too bad compared to some other bleeders on the market. Of course, nothing beats the price of the gravity bleeder (free), haha
Blaznjoe
Drag Race Newbie
Crap! I should've posted this days ago when I bought my Motive
http://www.jegs.com/i/Motive+Products/715/0100/10002/-1
Sorry robeeeerob
Bought carry fuel jug and Longacre digital tire pressure gauge too. All shipped for FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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http://www.jegs.com/i/Motive+Products/715/0100/10002/-1
Sorry robeeeerob
Bought carry fuel jug and Longacre digital tire pressure gauge too. All shipped for FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
:thumbup:
robeeeerob
Go Kart Champion
Ahhh, bummer... Pretty good deal. All good though, thanks anyway Joe! [emoji16][emoji106]
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jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
lol randomly stumbled across this again... I don't know if I got a bad bleeder or what from Motive. I bought one years ago after everyone here recommended it. I really have never been able to get it to work. It won't make a seal tight enough on the master resevoir. I've tried putting in an O-ring and that doesn't solve it either. I've always ended up borrowing my buddies vaccum bleeder after getting frustrated enough with the motive.
Last night was no different. I didn't have anyone to pump the brakes to bleed manually so I figured I'd try the motive again. Same result. I'm going to toss this piece of crap in the garbage.
Last night was no different. I didn't have anyone to pump the brakes to bleed manually so I figured I'd try the motive again. Same result. I'm going to toss this piece of crap in the garbage.
jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
Not that anyone is even following but I just ordered this mitivac vacuum hand bleeder. Unfortunately I can't drive the car to my buddies to use his and I don't have an air compressor at home. Hoping to have much better success with this one.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002SQYUA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002SQYUA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Tony48
Go Kart Champion
I had the same experience with the Schwaben pressure bleeder I purchased from ECS (same setup as the motive bleeder). It wouldn't seal onto the master cylinder no matter what I tried - teflon tape, o-ring in the cap, combination of the two, etc. I contacted ECS because I thought I had a faulty unit and they sent me a billet replacement cap. It had the same issues so I decided to cut my losses.
Oddly enough the bleeder seals just fine on my dad's MK7 GTI - merry christmas to him I guess (in exchange for him pumping the brake pedal for me when I bleed my brakes).
Oddly enough the bleeder seals just fine on my dad's MK7 GTI - merry christmas to him I guess (in exchange for him pumping the brake pedal for me when I bleed my brakes
).
Squashdaddy
Go Kart Champion
I had the same experience with the Schwaben pressure bleeder I purchased from ECS (same setup as the motive bleeder). It wouldn't seal onto the master cylinder no matter what I tried - teflon tape, o-ring in the cap, combination of the two, etc. I contacted ECS because I thought I had a faulty unit and they sent me a billet replacement cap. It had the same issues so I decided to cut my losses.
Oddly enough the bleeder seals just fine on my dad's MK7 GTI - merry christmas to him I guess (in exchange for him pumping the brake pedal for me when I bleed my brakes
I too bought the Schwaben from ECS and also have the same issue with getting it to seal properly. Teflon tape did work for me but is still a pain in the ass to get a proper seal.
jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
Sucks hearing that I probably got a bad one. I wish mine worked the way it's supposed to. The mityvac hand vacuum bleeder I bought worked ok but not great. I ended up still having my girlfriend pump the brakes and bled them the old fashioned way. My hand was cramping up from the hand pump after the second caliper.
I think eventually I'll buy a compressor for the garage and then be able to use an air vacuum pump which are awesome.
I've pretty much converted all my tools to electric vs pneumatic at this point though so I don't really have a need for a compressor.
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I think eventually I'll buy a compressor for the garage and then be able to use an air vacuum pump which are awesome.
I've pretty much converted all my tools to electric vs pneumatic at this point though so I don't really have a need for a compressor.
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I found that hand bleeder annoying and tedious to use. If you had air, I would have recommended this one instead
https://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html
jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
Oh believe me, it was tedious and as I stated above my hand was cramping up so bad I ended up still doing a bleed the old fashioned way of pumping the brakes. Not ideal at all.