1 man Brake Bleeding without speed or power bleeding
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wait, so if your lines already have air in them, pumping them will force out fluid with the air into that tube.. so when you lift the pedal to pump again, without closing the valve on the caliper, it will just suck it back into the brake lines along with more fluid
am i wrong?
am i wrong?
Ive done this for probably more than 5 years and it is great for flushing fluid out and quickly but has a bit of a draw back. When you release the pedal a small amount of air seems to always suck back in through the threads. For flushing it doesn't matter, but I always go back and do a single pump and hold with a buddy for the last bleed.
I also use this method on the clutch but dont need a buddy for the last pump since the clutch holds itself down.
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No cause usually teflon tape works once then its already broken down. Id think the best way to bleed alone would be a cap with the ability to pressurize the reservoir. Then with the same tube method so you can see the bubbles, crack each line till its all clear.
Something like that is on my wishlist for the garage, but for now my method is cheap and easy enough to grab the GF or neighbor or who ever to pump it once for me.
Something like that is on my wishlist for the garage, but for now my method is cheap and easy enough to grab the GF or neighbor or who ever to pump it once for me.
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No cause usually teflon tape works once then its already broken down. Id think the best way to bleed alone would be a cap with the ability to pressurize the reservoir. Then with the same tube method so you can see the bubbles, crack each line till its all clear.
Something like that is on my wishlist for the garage, but for now my method is cheap and easy enough to grab the GF or neighbor or who ever to pump it once for me.
Something like that is on my wishlist for the garage, but for now my method is cheap and easy enough to grab the GF or neighbor or who ever to pump it once for me.
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Here's the link to the site I mainly used though there are many others.
http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed...eder/index.htm
http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed...eder/index.htm
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I know this thread is old, but my graduate adviser was having issues bleeding the brakes on his old bug (corvair swap'd) and this is what we theorized. He fixed the problem with some anti-seize on the threads to prevent air sucking in and that finally got rid of the spongy feel of his non-power assisted brakes.
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