Vacuum Bleeder Woes

[226bhp]

S0 What said:

The other downside is the res is left over full of fluid after you finish so i have a turky baister to remove some fkuid after.

Let the bleeder run dry and it will push the fluid level down in the vehicle reservoir.

Personally I tried the Gunson 77021 Eezibleed Pro:



Could NOT get on with it, it just didn't do the job for me. Oddly enough someone I know kept borrowing it and said it was fine so I sold it to him. Although I have a sizeable compressor I wondered if his was better, maybe more CFM...

I've now got a Laser pressure type:



This works well, but stupidly they only sell it with one type of cap....

There doesn't seem to be one clear winner in this thread does there?

[Escy]

rsv gone! said:

've found that you should remove the nipple completely, grease around its thread and then refit. The grease keeps the vacuum.

I'll try that next time I have a go with the vacuum bleeder.

[Oldred_V8S]

I must have tried every version of vacuum bleeder on the market and not yet found one that doesn't give the impression the pipes are full of bubbles. In the end I purchased the laser pressure bleeder shown above. A fantastic bit of kit.

Mind you if anyone is in the market for a vacuum bleeder I have a few for sale, they are great!

[226bhp]

Oldred_V8S said:

I must have tried every version of vacuum bleeder on the market and not yet found one that doesn't give the impression the pipes are full of bubbles. In the end I purchased the laser pressure bleeder shown above. A fantastic bit of kit.

Mind you if anyone is in the market for a vacuum bleeder I have a few for sale, they are great!

How do you get on with it only having one type of cap adaptor? It fits my car, but I haven't tried many others.
When I tried it on a friends whilst it actually fitted there wasn't enough thread engagement for us to tighten it down enough (the threads just weren't tall enough away from the reservoir) so it leaked or blew off.

There is a market there for somebody who can make a good all-rounder!

[Oldred_V8S]

226bhp said:

Oldred_V8S said:

I must have tried every version of vacuum bleeder on the market and not yet found one that doesn't give the impression the pipes are full of bubbles. In the end I purchased the laser pressure bleeder shown above. A fantastic bit of kit.

Mind you if anyone is in the market for a vacuum bleeder I have a few for sale, they are great!

How do you get on with it only having one type of cap adaptor? It fits my car, but I haven't tried many others.
When I tried it on a friends whilst it actually fitted there wasn't enough thread engagement for us to tighten it down enough (the threads just weren't tall enough away from the reservoir) so it leaked or blew off.

There is a market there for somebody who can make a good all-rounder!

Luckily it fits my car but I have seen another cap listed as being available.

[BigTom85]

I've got one of the eBay vacuum bleeders, if you take time to PTFE or grease the threads it works well enough, although I have been known to literally plaster around the outside of the nipple with grease to stop the bubbles.

Eezibleed works well, but having blown fluid all over more than one engine bay even at modest 15-20PSI pressures, I'm loathed to give it another go.

The most reliable method is the 2-man method, my 12 year old daughter gets roped in to help more often than not

[shoehorn]

The reason why these kits have little in cap choice is that the 44/45mm Girling/Bosch/Ate neck has become more or less standard now for brake master cylinders on newer cars.
The caps for older stuff can be bought separately from Gunsons.