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EZ BLEED OR MITYVAC
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mighty vac here
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mityvac
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Mity Vac!!
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I have the MityVac though often I just use the fittings and the jar and have the wifey do the pedal thing. If you do the Vac you might find it helpful to use teflon tape on the threads to avoid drawing in air... also keeps the bleed screw from freezing up.
Any of you ever tried this item...
https://www.speedbleeder.com/
Any of you ever tried this item...
https://www.speedbleeder.com/
Hello Todd,
If your EZ Bleed is the same sort of tool as the Easy Bleed sold in the UK (Pressure feed to the master cylinder) then I have both the Easy Bleed and the Mityvac. For me the Easy Bleed wins hands down. I use the Mityvac for other uses now although it was bought with brake bleeding in mind. In my experience the Easy Bleed is far superior.
Alec
If your EZ Bleed is the same sort of tool as the Easy Bleed sold in the UK (Pressure feed to the master cylinder) then I have both the Easy Bleed and the Mityvac. For me the Easy Bleed wins hands down. I use the Mityvac for other uses now although it was bought with brake bleeding in mind. In my experience the Easy Bleed is far superior.
Alec
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I have both a MityVac and an Eezibleed and I'm not fond of either. Neither has the volume to do a complete flush without repeated stopping to either top-off (Eezibleed) or empty out (MityVac).
The Eezibleed is a pain if your reservoir doesn't seal well or if you don't have your own compressor. The MightyVac is always a pain (an ergonomic pain to constantly squeeze). There's never a convenient spot to put the Eezibleed and it's unstable so I end up lashing it to something to keep it from falling over. It's never easy to hold the MightyVac upright while lying under a car pumping it with one hand and juggling a flare nut wrench in the other.
Rick O. posted a link to a very cool (and very cheap) DIY bleeder a while back. As I recall it was based on a commonly available pump sprayer. Unfortunately the link is no longer valid. It ought to be pretty easy to figure out how to make one in an afternoon at a hardware store. https://www.britishcarforum.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=11&t=000072
Bugeye58 is right about the electric vacuum pump being the easy way. That's on my "someday I need to get" list.
Here are some bleeder links:
https://www.aep.bigstep.com/
https://www.motiveproducts.com/
https://www.speedbleeder.com/
PC.
The Eezibleed is a pain if your reservoir doesn't seal well or if you don't have your own compressor. The MightyVac is always a pain (an ergonomic pain to constantly squeeze). There's never a convenient spot to put the Eezibleed and it's unstable so I end up lashing it to something to keep it from falling over. It's never easy to hold the MightyVac upright while lying under a car pumping it with one hand and juggling a flare nut wrench in the other.
Rick O. posted a link to a very cool (and very cheap) DIY bleeder a while back. As I recall it was based on a commonly available pump sprayer. Unfortunately the link is no longer valid. It ought to be pretty easy to figure out how to make one in an afternoon at a hardware store. https://www.britishcarforum.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=11&t=000072
Bugeye58 is right about the electric vacuum pump being the easy way. That's on my "someday I need to get" list.
Here are some bleeder links:
https://www.aep.bigstep.com/
https://www.motiveproducts.com/
https://www.speedbleeder.com/
PC.
One thing I have done to make things easier is to use a one quart glass jar instead of the tiny Mighty Vac container. The fitting that attaches to the bleed screw on the car has a hose that runs to the bottom of the jar, and the vacuum hose just comes from the jar top, so I don't get fluid into the vacuum pump. The larger jar means that I rarely have to empty it during the course of a single bleed operation.
I do have it wrapped in high density foam to prevent breakage, however. I can pump it up to 40" HG of vacuum, and bleed to my hearts content.
I have a pair of hose pinch off pliers, so I can keep the vacuum as I transfer to the next fitting, saving some wear on the muscles.
Jeff
I do have it wrapped in high density foam to prevent breakage, however. I can pump it up to 40" HG of vacuum, and bleed to my hearts content.
I have a pair of hose pinch off pliers, so I can keep the vacuum as I transfer to the next fitting, saving some wear on the muscles.
Jeff
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I have an Eezibleed and found it works very well. You do have to be careful to tighten the container cap carefully ... too tight and the inner gasket can distort. I use a spare tire lowered to 15 psi for the air supply and check that the system is not leaking air before filling the container with brake fluid.
I purchased mine from the following site as they have it for a discount compared to the usual suppliers ($35 instead of $55). https://www.enter.net/~rdent/pages/tools.html
Cheers,
John
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I purchased mine from the following site as they have it for a discount compared to the usual suppliers ($35 instead of $55). https://www.enter.net/~rdent/pages/tools.html
Cheers,
John
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I have used the mighty vac, and it worked well enough, but there was alot of refilling and going back and forth.
If you want something that will really do the job well all in one shot without spending a ton of cash, look here:
https://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
It is made with an inexpensive garden sprayer, a few lengths of hose, misc. fittings, and an extra master cylinder cap. It holds more than enough fluid for an entire flush and can be built for around $25.00. For a couple bucks more you can make it real fancy and add a pressure gauge.
[ 12-09-2003: Message edited by: lawguy ]</p>
If you want something that will really do the job well all in one shot without spending a ton of cash, look here:
https://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
It is made with an inexpensive garden sprayer, a few lengths of hose, misc. fittings, and an extra master cylinder cap. It holds more than enough fluid for an entire flush and can be built for around $25.00. For a couple bucks more you can make it real fancy and add a pressure gauge.
[ 12-09-2003: Message edited by: lawguy ]</p>
I bought a Mighty Vav years ago and tossed it. It was hard to get it tight on the nipples, then if it was tight the nipples were hard to turn.
I like my EZ Bleed. I use a spare tire too, and I find lowering the pressure to 10 psi works best for me. It also came with a variety of caps. If you screw it up, and if you use too much pressure, the EZ bleed has a potential to blow fluid from under the master cylinder cap, which could damage your paint. It does hold enough fluid to completely flush my Cortinas and my Lotus. They don't hold much I guess.
I like my EZ Bleed. I use a spare tire too, and I find lowering the pressure to 10 psi works best for me. It also came with a variety of caps. If you screw it up, and if you use too much pressure, the EZ bleed has a potential to blow fluid from under the master cylinder cap, which could damage your paint. It does hold enough fluid to completely flush my Cortinas and my Lotus. They don't hold much I guess.
I made my pressure bleeder out of nothing fancier than an old spare reservoir cap and a bolt-in type tire air nipple. I hook up my handy dandy air pump to it (mine has a pressure guage built in already)pump it up to 5-10 psi, and go to work. Total cost was under $5, and it works fine. The only trick is that there's a breather hole in the MC cap that needs to be plugged/filled.
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Thanks for sharing that lawguy.
That is the simplest, coolest diy tool I have seen yet.
I have used my Tempo vacuum oil change unit to bleed brakes, with the problem of sucking air thru the bleeder screws even though they were greased. Usually had to finish with the wife pump method.(brake pedal that is).
Pete H
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That is the simplest, coolest diy tool I have seen yet.
I have used my Tempo vacuum oil change unit to bleed brakes, with the problem of sucking air thru the bleeder screws even though they were greased. Usually had to finish with the wife pump method.(brake pedal that is).
Pete H
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Your local parts shop probably has a one man bleeder that is no more than a tube with a ball check valve at one the end. One end goes over the bleed screw and the check end goes in a bottle containing a small amount of brake fluid. Its cheap and works fine.
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