| RE:Bleeding brakes |
Subject: RE:Bleeding brakes by jhammons01 on 2008/1/11 17:36:07 Quote: Why is bleeding the brakes such a big deal that people need fancy tools? I use an 11 mm wrench and a piece of clear hose. Yes, I need another person, but is that really that tough to find? Grab a buddy or your wife or your kid. Takes 10-15 minutes. Dude, I couldn't agree with you more. I am at a loss with all these recommendations for gadgets to help you do a 20 minute job. 14 year old in the driver seat. Make sure they understand that they cannot let off the brake pedal until you give the "release" command. Take a wrench and go to the furthest wheel from the MC. Stick a piece of vacuum hose over the valve and run the other end into a coke bottle. Open the bleeder valve and tell the kid to "push"......all the way down. Then before his foot reaches the floor board you close the bleeder. then tell him to release. Now repeat this procedure until the fluid coming into the coke bottle is nice and clear without any bubbles. Then move to the next closest wheel. The pedal won't get firm until you have finished the very last wheel. If I have to warn you not to let the fill cup run dry then maybe you shouldn't be working on brakes by yourself. 20 minutes.....tops and the only special thing needed is a Coke bottle and a piece of tubing. The uncomfortable thing will be listening to your wife or son repeating "are we finished yet?" |
