Thread: Brake Bleeding Kits

I use a home made one. Got a container you put fresh fluid in, a hose that runs from the bottom of the container to the bleeder, open the bleeder and then I slowly pump some compressed air into the top. It forces the fluid up the pipe into the reservoir. Keep an eye on the level of this, otherwise you can easily overflow it. Only use just enough air pressure to move the fluid, or you could burst the container. I use an old radiator overflow bottle from an AU falcon - these were originally designed to run up to 10 PSI or so, and works fine. I run the compressed air through a regulator so I don't accidently over do it. Also pays to put a small hose clamp or wire arund the hose where it connects to the bleeder so it doesn't pop off - that can be quite messy. Had this set up for a while, because it's the only way to bleed up the brakes on my motor bike, but works fine on most vehicles I've found - good for clutches too...
Cheers - Gav
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I'm not 40! I'm 18... with 22 years experience.

best bit of gear is a vacuum bleeder...... find your local tool shop and ask..... should cost about $130-150, but believe me, it'll be the most worthwhile tool you'll ever buy

Originally Posted by Sprint

best bit of gear is a vacuum bleeder...... find your local tool shop and ask..... should cost about $130-150, but believe me, it'll be the most worthwhile tool you'll ever buy

Ditto, although I made a pressure bleeder for the Defender for only a few $ as i couldn't ever get a pedal with the old fashioned pump and bleed method at all (and i used to work on race cars for a living and that's how we always did it)

If I bought a vacuum bleeder I could've used it on all our vehicles, they are very good.