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Hello everyone
I will need a brake bleeding kit in the not too distant future and although the Gunson Eezibleed is the one most people think of, these can be a pain as they need a spare tyre. The 4 tyres I have are currently fitted to the car...
I don't have a compressor and I am loathe to spend too much money (about £40-50 absolute tops).
What other options are there opposed to the Eezibleed?
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ferny
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Bit of wood to hold the brake pedal in just the right spot and a big syringe sucking the fluid out at the brake.
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jamesd1972
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the one i bought has a pistol grip pump to suck through the fluid , got to be the easiest way
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adam73bgt
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You can use the eezibleed with one of the road wheels as the hose is long enough, just got to make sure you drop the pressure down and pump it back up after you're done
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Indeed, or just find yourself any random spare wheel/tyre that happens to be available to use for the job; even a bicycle/moped/trailer one would do as it only requires about 10-20psi or so.
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Another vote for the easibleed, I use a wheelbarrow wheel, Easier with 2 of you
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May be a dumb question but why not all the way to the floor?
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I've got a few, but the one I mainly use is just a one-way valve on the end of a tube. I put the tube on the bleed nipple, open it, then press the pedal a few times until there aren't any bubbles in the tube, making sure the reservoir is topped up. I like the idea of the pressure bleeders, but anticipate fluid going everywhere if I use one, so have never got to it. Same here, I could never get on with the pressure bleeders. As long as the end of the hose is submerged in brake fluid you don't even need a one way valve.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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^ For years I've been making sure that my pipe with the one-way valve is submerged when I didn't need to. But it doesn't take long before it is anyway, and it's no detriment.
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Goodrich Speed Bleeders, open 1/4 turn, pump the pedal 5 times and it's done. Not cheap, but on your keep forever car, worth it.
Even put one on the clutch of the Landy. And they made it easy to find a small leak in the pipework.
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jamesd1972
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May be a dumb question but why not all the way to the floor? It can be easy to push the seals into a bit of bore that has never been used before and rip the seals up apparently. James
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ChasR
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May be a dumb question but why not all the way to the floor? It can be easy to push the seals into a bit of bore that has never been used before and rip the seals up apparently. James Indeed you can. I've had it happen twice to me, and that was enough for me to not consider having it happen again. If master cylinders are cheap for your cars, then its fine. But of course, it could be pricey for one, or worse, unavailable (early XJS masters have been NLA for some time for example, meeanng a refurbishment or rebuild is the only way). IME: -1 man kits can work, but I don't press down a load on the pedal due to the above, unless it's a fairly new(ish) car. They can be a bit of a faff as well. -Eiizbleeds are good but they are a little faffy to work -What Welshpug linked to I use. They are brilliant things. You can get adaptors to make them work on differnt items, but they do make the task of bleeding brakes very easy, and I've not struggled with brakes with those. For doing clutches they are handy as well, where some applications are trick to bleed (Fords being one example). If you own a 00s BMW, you can use INPA to let the ABS pump do the bleeding for you, by activating the ABS pump, which is handy.
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Thanks everyone! Lots to think about.
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