Economical and portable brake bleeder

[daltonsexton]

Why spend $10 + for each speed bleeder when you can make a simple universal one for a little over $5!

Go into the pet department of your local wal mart, or pet store, and purchase an aquarium air line check valve. Then hit your junk box, hardware store, or auto parts store and get some rubber tube. Voila! Portable, reusable, universal one man speed bleeder!

 

[Sparky83]

Neat... but ive always just used a piece of hose (if i wanted to not make a mess other times didnt care) w/ bottle on the bottom or just a drain pan to be the catch can.. then someone with a foot to push the pedal.. seemed to always work the best for me... the vacuum bleeders never seem to get all the air out or its letting it in havent figured out which yet...

 

[daltonsexton]

Neat... but ive always just used a piece of hose (if i wanted to not make a mess other times didnt care) w/ bottle on the bottom or just a drain pan to be the catch can.. then someone with a foot to push the pedal.. seemed to always work the best for me... the vacuum bleeders never seem to get all the air out or its letting it in havent figured out which yet...

This is specifically for a one man job. You can always put hose on the other end as well to prevent a mess. The purpose of the check valve is to prevent it from sucking air as you come off the pedal.

 

[fatherdoug]

Does the brake fluid soften or otherwise degrade the plastic in the check valve?

 

[daltonsexton]

Does the brake fluid soften or otherwise degrade the plastic in the check valve?

Not that I have seen, and the inner valve is rubber which does not degrade in brake fluid.

 

[SuperCab]

Pretty neat idea... I like it!

 

[Lorddurock]

prefect use of the the old noodle! i like it!

 

[daltonsexton]

prefect use of the the old noodle! i like it!

Thanks folks!

 

[smokey]

Great idea. Thanks for posting that one up.

 

[CowboyBilly9Mile]

Interesting idea, thanks for posting it!

 

[daltonsexton]

My pleasure!

 

[O'Rattlecan]

That's a great idea, thanks for sharing. I need to bleed some brakes anyway, so I'm eager to use your technique.

Ryan

 

[daltonsexton]

That's a great idea, thanks for sharing. I need to bleed some brakes anyway, so I'm eager to use your technique.

Ryan

Excellent, then you can come back and give your review. Just remember that the flow is away from the wheel. [emoji12]