Who had the instructions for making your own pressure bleeder?
06-19-2003, 10:29 AM
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Who had the instructions for making your own pressure bleeder?
About a year ago, somebody was talking about making a bleeder similar to the Motiv. I cannot find the thread. Somebody posted a link to (I believe) their own personal page that had detailed instructions on what parts to buy and how to put them together.
Can anybody suggest where I might find this again?
TIA,
Dale.
Can anybody suggest where I might find this again?
TIA,
Dale.
06-19-2003, 10:41 AM
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I just read that post a few days ago. I'll hunt around and look for it later today if no one else finds it first.
I've got a Motive bleeder. You're welcome to borrow it if you need to.
I've got a Motive bleeder. You're welcome to borrow it if you need to.
06-19-2003, 10:58 AM
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Thanks Pete, you rock! Now get back to work.
I won't be needing your bleeder, my dad has one. I just wanted to try building my own for fun.
Thanks again,
Dale.
I won't be needing your bleeder, my dad has one. I just wanted to try building my own for fun.
Thanks again,
Dale.
06-19-2003, 11:15 AM
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I think a simpler method would be to buy a spare brake fluid resevoir cap, a shrader tire valve stem, and grab that bicycle pump you have stashed in your garage.
Then punch a hold in the spare cap, insert the tire valve, fill up the resevoir with fresh fluid, screw on the new cap with valve, hook up the bicycle pump (ideally with pressure gauge), pump it up, and then start opening the bleed screws at the calipers. Close the bleed screws and pump it up as necessary.
What do you think?
Then punch a hold in the spare cap, insert the tire valve, fill up the resevoir with fresh fluid, screw on the new cap with valve, hook up the bicycle pump (ideally with pressure gauge), pump it up, and then start opening the bleed screws at the calipers. Close the bleed screws and pump it up as necessary.
What do you think?
06-19-2003, 12:22 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by sm:
<strong>I think a .....
What do you think?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">You run out of liquid too soon and if un-noticed, you introduce air in the system.
Then you ended up with more work than you started with.
The trick in the "power bleeder" is the tank so you can see what you are doing.
Side note: was at the garage last week for the daily driver to swap brake fluid. Got warned for the pressure if the car has ABS.
The ABS system does not seem to like positive suction pressures above 2 Bar (28 PSI).
Dont know but seems worth checking
TakeCare
<strong>I think a .....
What do you think?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">You run out of liquid too soon and if un-noticed, you introduce air in the system.
Then you ended up with more work than you started with.
The trick in the "power bleeder" is the tank so you can see what you are doing.
Side note: was at the garage last week for the daily driver to swap brake fluid. Got warned for the pressure if the car has ABS.
The ABS system does not seem to like positive suction pressures above 2 Bar (28 PSI).
Dont know but seems worth checking
TakeCare
