One Man Brake Bleeders

[Jim H]

Hi folks,

The question is: to pressure or vacuum? Following a recent calliper change on my daily, I realised my faithful Gunson Easy Bleed is now coming to the end of its life (it’s leaking a lot etc. I’m more than happy to replace it with the same item. I must have had over a decade of excellent use out of the Gunson. Despite cleaning all after use, brake fluid is obviously corrosive stuff.

However, I’m thinking are there better alternatives now? Like these that attach to the nipple and draw the fluid through. The Gunson is fine but can be a bit of a faff letting a tyre down, or using a spare wheel.

Have you folks any recommendations, not too expensive, rarely used..

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks Jim.

[Joe M]

Eazibleed is fine, though for a bit more cash there is a pump bottle type now available that takes away the need for using a spare wheel.
Also has a larger reservoir so no need to keep topping up, and much less leak prone.

[thebraketester]

The sealey pressure bleeders are great.

[E-bmw]

I have used an eazibleed for over 20 years myself but I use it slightly differently.

I don't fill up the bottle, I just fill up the reservoir, basically, I had the same thought, is it going to stand up to long term usage of brake fluid?

It is a bit finicky but much less messy.