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One man brake bleed kits?

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lambert:
Are they any good, any one kind better than others or is a mate sat in easier?

V8MoneyPit:
I never use one and manage to bleed the brakes on my own.

Put some clean brake fluid in a jar. Put a pipe from the bleed screw into the fluid and crack the bleed screw open slightly. Press the pedal down firmly and wait for several seconds. Then release the pedal and wait again for a few seconds. Then repeat. Obviously, you will need to check the fluid level every so often! And make sure the end of the pipe always stays in the fluid.

It seems to be the pause between strokes that makes the difference.

If you are starting from a totally dry system, it can be worth fitting a pipe/jar to all 4 corners, opening the screws and going away to make a cup of tea. When you come back, the fluid will have drained through to fill most of the system. Then proceed with the pedal pumping as above.

Has always worked for me.

carls200tdi:
i've used one where it works of tyre pressure so easy to use all you have to do is undo the bleed nipples one at a time twice as quick as having a mate pumping the pedal

V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: "carls200tdi" ---i've used one where it works of tyre pressure so easy to use all you have to do is undo the bleed nipples one at a time twice as quick as having a mate pumping the pedal
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I have a Gunsons EasiBleed like that. Works fine. The only problem is that it totally brims the reservoir so you have to draw some fluid out when you've finished. But I find the method I described above so simple, I haven't used the EasiBleed in years.

Drift:
And dont have your tyre pressure up to high (let some air out)  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  yup dot 4 everywhere  :oops:   :oops:

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