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 Post subject: One man brake bleeding.
PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 12:33 pm 
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I couldn't get all of the air out of my brake lines until Sitnlo bled them using his home made pressure brake bleeding thingy.
Similar to this,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdcn1USVQ-w

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:44 pm 
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Location: Out in the shed cleaning up my own mess.
Thanks for sharing. Might hit the garden shed and nick the wife's roses sprayer while she's not looking!

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Morris 1100
PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:06 pm 
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Thing to take notice of, the seals in the sprayer might be lubricated with a lubricant which might affect the brake seals.
Clean everything with metho and lubricate with rubber grease or brake fluid.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:25 pm 
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Good hints Morris 1100.

Sitnlo used a long hose so that whilst opening and closing bleed nipples he could apply pressure as needed. Worked a treat. No need to push the pedal.

PS. he didn't fit a gauge to his pressure pot.

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With my own pressure sprayer for the garden I drilled a half inch hole and pulled a tubeless Schrader valve into it. No pumping the handle, I just blow it up with the tyre gauge and compressor.
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I saw a good one of these where the brake fluid was in a second jar between the sprayer and the Master Cylinder.

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/251358077336 ... 1439.l2648
mate has one, works well

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Wow just watched that video... painful im gonna have to go check I have a number 15 spanner and a 80 different drill bits to get from 1/8 to a half drill bit....

Im sorry but if you have to listen to that idiot to work out how to build a brake bleeder you certainly shouldnt be bleeding brakes...

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How much is an EziBleed?? Not much..

Or you can go the other and get a vacuum pump - which I think works better...

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Mick
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Location: Under the bonnet son!
This is my Shaky Industries One Man Bleeder™ :P Its survived 13 years with much the same brake fluid in it :lol:


I wouldn't mind putting together a decent one like above however...
I might give it a go.

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You could at least use a clear piece of hose Mick! My bleeder must be a different brand though because it's made from and old plastic laundry liquid bottle.
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mini_mad_matt wrote:
You could at least use a clear piece of hose Mick! .


Perhaps it was once... :P

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