Thread: Braided Brake line clamp

I definitely wouldn't clamp them, but that's more from a general mechanical "niceness" than any particular knowledge on the subject
Personally, since I got a decent vacuum brake bleeder I no longer worry about losing fluid when doing brake work as its so easy to bleed the system and gives you an opportunity to get good fluid back in.
Mine is a "Mighty Boy" brand vacuum bleeder that runs from compressed air (so you need a compressor to use it). Hands down one of the most useful tools in my workshop

I usually put a few layers of cling film over the brake reservoir to slow down the leakage while things are disconnected, but just let it drain into a container while I do the work, then reconnect and bleed afterwards.

Aluminium foil is good as a generally blanking material for fittings so that gunk etc doesn't get in, but it wont stop fluid getting out.

Steve

You can get plugs and caps from brake shops and/or hydraulic shops.

I was wondering the same thing since I put braided hoses on. But I made a pressure bleeder from a weed sprayer and so bleeding isn't the trauma that it used to be.

I agree with you on Britpart, particularly on anything made of rubber. I don't know how they do it every time, but their stuff is junk.

I also have one of those compressor powered sucker jiggers I thought it was going to fix my bleed challenge but It seems to not seal on the bleeder very well. I use it for all sorts of sucking jobs.
What technique do you use for bleeding with the airboy bleeder? Matt

we use to pop a little flat head nail in there with a bit of tape to hold it but it is good to pump some new fluid through when you can i still pefer to have someone pumping the pedal and keeping an eye on the fluid level in the master cyclinder

Originally Posted by mattg

I also have one of those compressor powered sucker jiggers I thought it was going to fix my bleed challenge but It seems to not seal on the bleeder very well. I use it for all sorts of sucking jobs.
What technique do you use for bleeding with the airboy bleeder? Matt

Mine also doesn't seal super well and sucks a bit of air between the black rubber connector and the nipple.
Doesn't seem to bother it much - still works well. I just open the nipple a decent amount (1/2 to 1 turn??), and start sucking. You know its working well when you see the level in the bleeder catch bottle going up at a reasonable rate. Seems if you don't open the nipple enough you'll get more air sucked around the connector and not much fluid flow.
In my experience you don't get a nice bubble-free flow like you would when pressure bleeding, but that doesn't mean it hasn't bled properly.

Steve

If you don't have any rubber/plastic caps that will fit over the end of the brake line,you can just us a small piece of hose,that fits over the brake line and stick something in the other end to seal it up so that the fluid doesn't leak.I have a collection of different size small hoses with one end blocked ,for jobs that I have done on different things over the years

Are they braided rubber or teflon? If rubber you can clamp them and the only damage will be deformation of the braid but hte rubber will return to shape. If teflon it's an absolute no no.