Anyone use a Power Bleeder...
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Okay, I just installed my rear calipers and I'm ready to bleed the lines. I purchased a Power Bleeder to try bleeding the lines by myself. I'm having a problem with the first step: Hooking up the PB to the fluid reservoir and check for leaks. It says to pump it up to 10psi with the PB can empty. It seems like I have a leak because it won't hold any pressure. The pump and can works great when I test it alone. But it seems like the PB cap does not fit right. Anyone have this problem? Did I purchase the wrong PB for my car? Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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I use one, I use one! ![Big Grin](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Schubee, you MUST block off your overflow line from the brake fluid reservoir...sounds like that may very well be the culprit.![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I LOVE my pressure bleeder, no doubts about it...just ask Horst!
You can put fluid in your bleeder if you have a "Speedi Bleeder" - my friend cleans his out when he's finished, everytime. Some people use what I hear is referred to as the "dry method"...women don't like it, and neither will your 964 if you push all the fluid out of your reservoir!![EEK!](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
Okay, so that's a stretch and dances on the edge of displaying my dirty mind, but what the hey.![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Good luck with your install, hopefully you have changed the brake bias valve to 60bar or completely bypassed it altogether??
I have a pressure bleeder that seems to be a heavy duty souped-up version of a plant sprayer by Mac Tools, had to order the screw on reservoir cap separately...have about $150 into the setup but it should last a lifetime.
It is quite a bit more rugged than the "Speedi-Bleeder" but I understand that most people don't want to invest $150 in a professional setup. I carry mine everywhere I go, in a milk crate, full of ATE Blue.
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Schubee, you MUST block off your overflow line from the brake fluid reservoir...sounds like that may very well be the culprit.
![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I LOVE my pressure bleeder, no doubts about it...just ask Horst!
You can put fluid in your bleeder if you have a "Speedi Bleeder" - my friend cleans his out when he's finished, everytime. Some people use what I hear is referred to as the "dry method"...women don't like it, and neither will your 964 if you push all the fluid out of your reservoir!
![EEK!](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
Okay, so that's a stretch and dances on the edge of displaying my dirty mind, but what the hey.
![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Good luck with your install, hopefully you have changed the brake bias valve to 60bar or completely bypassed it altogether??
I have a pressure bleeder that seems to be a heavy duty souped-up version of a plant sprayer by Mac Tools, had to order the screw on reservoir cap separately...have about $150 into the setup but it should last a lifetime.
It is quite a bit more rugged than the "Speedi-Bleeder" but I understand that most people don't want to invest $150 in a professional setup. I carry mine everywhere I go, in a milk crate, full of ATE Blue.
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Awesome! Thanks Jeff. I'll run back out there right now and locate the bugger. This was driving me nuts! I forgot about that line...duh!
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Yeah, sorry about the "dry method" comment...it's three in the morning and I'm at work, dreadfully BORING!!
Seems as if I'm just waiting for the bad news to come...I'm a Verizon employee...if you've been watching/reading the news, it's likely I'll be on the streets in another week.![grr](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/cussing.gif)
Checks, money orders and bank bonds can be sent to...![hiha](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/roflmao.gif)
Anyway! Off the![soapbox](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/soapbox.gif)
I go for the more neanderthal method - VICE GRIPS!![EEK!](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
I know, I know...not the most graceful tool in the 'ol tool chest, but it works.![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Good luck and certainly report back to us how things went, LOVE the cage and wish I would've had someone else locally that had one in their C2 when I attempted my install.
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Seems as if I'm just waiting for the bad news to come...I'm a Verizon employee...if you've been watching/reading the news, it's likely I'll be on the streets in another week.
![grr](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/cussing.gif)
Checks, money orders and bank bonds can be sent to...
![hiha](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/roflmao.gif)
Anyway! Off the
![soapbox](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/soapbox.gif)
I go for the more neanderthal method - VICE GRIPS!
![EEK!](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
I know, I know...not the most graceful tool in the 'ol tool chest, but it works.
![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Good luck and certainly report back to us how things went, LOVE the cage and wish I would've had someone else locally that had one in their C2 when I attempted my install.
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DAMN!! ...what happened to the cool "OUCH" emoticon? What kind of operation is this Rennlist??
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