Who sells brake bleeders?

[Keith DC5]

Well, not just any bleeder but I'm looking for something like this:

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_2000&L2=L2_2050&SKU=85700

It's hand operated opposed to the vacuum bleeders that require pneumatic lines.

[Rob]

Holy crap... thats nice...

(Uncle, buy me one too!)

[Ronin]

oh snap, I like!

[Nuckin Futs]

http://www.amazon.com/Mityvac-7201-Fluid-Evacuator-Plus/dp/B0002SR7TC
Looks like the same one

[Keith DC5]

Yeah I'm about to bite the bullet and order one online. I've been looking for one locally, but no luck there. I wonder if Snap-On makes one (thank you student discounts!)

[GtotheJ]

snap-on should have something like it if im not mistaken

[Keith DC5]

snap-on should have something like it if im not mistaken

Yeah they have several models available. I just bit the bullet, bought a Craftsman air compressor and a Snap-On pneumatic brake bleeder.

FWIW those manual-pump bleeders (and other extractors for that matter) have gotten sorry reviews. The biggest gripe for the owners was the amount of time it took to extract the fluids.

[ikeyballz]

the manual ones, you can make it out of a bottle and a tube, iirc..

put some brake fluid in the bottom of the bottle, make sure the tube connected to the nipple goes all the way to the brakes.. fill up the booster.and let er rip.. air woint go back into the nipple cuz its submerged in brake fluid!

huh huh. he said nipple.

[idiosyncratic]

Yeah they have several models available. I just bit the bullet, bought a Craftsman air compressor and a Snap-On pneumatic brake bleeder.

FWIW those manual-pump bleeders (and other extractors for that matter) have gotten sorry reviews. The biggest gripe for the owners was the amount of time it took to extract the fluids.
can we come to your place if we need to bleed our brakes? :D

[93FD]

Just install speed bleeders and never have to worry again.

[Keith DC5]

the manual ones, you can make it out of a bottle and a tube, iirc..

put some brake fluid in the bottom of the bottle, make sure the tube connected to the nipple goes all the way to the brakes.. fill up the booster.and let er rip.. air woint go back into the nipple cuz its submerged in brake fluid!

huh huh. he said nipple.

You kind of lost me there - you don't touch the brake booster.

When bleeding the brakes via the pedal, you're supposed to keep the bleeder line submerged anyway. The problem with your procedure is that it doesn't allow for the flushing of a braking system.

can we come to your place if we need to bleed our brakes? :D

Sure, everyone's welcome, however BYOB :p

Just install speed bleeders and never have to worry again.

That would've been fine if I were working solely on my car, however I needed the means to service other vehicles (friends and family) as well.

[ikeyballz]

eer. i meant the resivour my bad :P

and yeah, ive never tried that method ive read it and thought, "wow, how ingenious!"

i usually call my dad to make him help me when i bleed brakes

[xurusaibobx]

which bleeder did you buy? am thinking about picking one up

[Outsider]

The old-school one-person method has never failed me.
Just a 2X4 or something similar, box-wrench (size of the bleeder screw), and either a rag, or a hose into an empty bottle.

Fill the reservoir.
Pump the pedal a few times, hold pedal down, insert 2X4 between seat bottom and pedal, go under car to wheel farthest away from reservoir and do a quick-release. Repeat until air is gone, move on to others progressively until done (making sure reservoir never goes low).
Never fails.

Mind you, this is just to rid the lines of air, not to flush.

[Keith DC5]

which bleeder did you buy? am thinking about picking one up

I think the part number was bb700 or something (snap on)