One Man Brake Bleeder

I remember GRM mentioning a new, very useful One Man Bleeding unit in one of their articles, but damned if I can find it in the back issues I have. Does anyone remember it? (It was only a few months ago.)

I know of this one

http://www.motiveproducts.com/

That's not it, I remember the price was $29.95 and it wasn't a power bleeder, but GRM raved about it.

speedbleeders?

Also you can simply put a hose from the bleed nipple into a bottle with some fresh fluid in it.

I don't know about it being 29.95, but they raved about this one in an issue about a year ago:
Phoenix Systems reverse bleeder

Small garden sprayer+hose barb+old brake reservoir cap=grassroots one man bleeder

Gravity = super grassroots one man bleeder.

A Motive Power Bleeder is one of the best tool purchases I've ever made, and I own every tool known to man. Seriously.

The same one fits my e36 M3 track rat and the Radical, and I can bleed all 4 corners, perfectly, in about 10 minutes.

They're like $50, and totally worth it.

You can get the tough ones close with gravity and then reverse bleed with a bigass syringe.

I use this, with a 25' length of vacuum hose from the unused spigot to a vacuum port on the running engine.

Keith Tanner wrote: Gravity = super grassroots one man bleeder.

yeah, but it's more fun to over think it and throw money at it..

In reply to novaderrik:

You guys must have magic brakes, I always need flow velocity to get the air bubbles out of the high parts of the lines.

Yeah, gravity won't work in many cases, especially on ABS cars.

bgkast wrote: Small garden sprayer+hose barb+old brake reservoir cap=grassroots one man bleeder

Agreed, mine cost all of $15 with some left over tubing. It's pretty cool I can bleed calipers with the nipple upside down on the caliper (ie two left calipers or just reversed), and can do the bleed order completely wrong

whoa. i have a garden sprayer and the spray handle is broke but the tank is fine. i guess I need to start shopping for extra brake reservoir caps. its probably easier than dragging the wife out to the garage to help me.

I have used the motive one for my BMW and swmbo's Saab. It has worked very well. I also don't have to get irratated when my wife or kids don't do it the way I want them to.

Clear plastic tubing and an olive jar. Cheap one man bleeder.

JohnyHachi6 wrote: I don't know about it being 29.95, but they raved about this one in an issue about a year ago: Phoenix Systems reverse bleeder

I have a homebrewed version of that. Similar to this, but with a clear bottle.

Speed bleeders are like 50c each and they're the easiest solution once installed.

GameboyRMH wrote: Speed bleeders are like 50c each and they're the easiest solution once installed.

I always end up forgetting which cars have them. I have both the motive and mityvac, I like both, but use the mityvac the most

Here is what I used, with a small length of clear tubing.

Super cheap, super simple, almost too easy!!

McMaster Carr - 6079T58

http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/119/497/=nw46rf

turboswede wrote: speedbleeders? Also you can simply put a hose from the bleed nipple into a bottle with some fresh fluid in it.

I have been using a Gatorade bottle and a silicone vacuum hose for decades as a one man bleeder. As long as the end of the hose is submerged in fluid you will never get air back into the system.

This is the deluxe model with custom hanger (literally).

bgkast wrote: In reply to novaderrik: You guys must have magic brakes, I always need flow velocity to get the air bubbles out of the high parts of the lines.

must be... i've always been able to just use gravity with a slight assist from the master cylinder to get things moving..

I usually use gravity, the key is to be patient as it might take an hour or more until new fluid starts coming out.

In reply to Slippery:

You also need to be sure the car is on flat ground. I was doing this a few months ago in my really bumpy/not level driveway. After waiting for a while with no luck I realized that the caliper I was working on was the same height as the MC. Gravity is not gonna help much in that situation. Easily rectified though.