speed bleeders

[pt]

are they worth it? anyone used them before? best place to get hold of them?

[Hillsy]

Try the syringe method pt:

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9165

Works the best I reckon ;)

i got a German 1 from the bay. works pissa once ya get the check valve pressure right. for $9 i'm a happy camper.

[pommie02]

try the one the warehouse sells. i paid about $5 for the cheap plastic bottle type...and it works a treat, even on car abs type brakes

[ninjaboy]

yeah, i got the one davo has off ebay. As he said, once the pressure is right you can bleed your brakes in no time.

[oldskool]

Got an air bleeda fuckin ace done in sec's :D

[Blackkat]

air bleeder only way to go.

[pt]

quote:Originally posted by davo

i got a German 1 from the bay. works pissa once ya get the check valve pressure right. for $9 i'm a happy camper.


ah. how does it work?

i was thinking of the speed bleeding nipples you can buy and put in in place of the original bleed nipples...

i guess this device is also an option.

[Matt]

Where did you guys get your air bleeders from? and how much?

[Blackkat]

try this

http://www.australiannationaltools.com.au/catalog/

http://australiannationaltools.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=26

[pt]

quote:Originally posted by davo

i got a German 1 from the bay. works pissa once ya get the check valve pressure right. for $9 i'm a happy camper.


is this the type of thing you were talking about davo? just a one way valve?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=380049363059&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=025
bit late i know...

same bloke i bought mine from PT,(a few years back).Was here in about 5 days.

[Rocket]

The only time I really want something like a power bleeder is if I am bleeding a completely empty system.
All I do is just fit a piece of clear hose on the nipple, crack the nipple and suck on the tube until the fluid comes through while someone else watches the fluid level in the res an dmaybe works the lever a bit.
Once fluid comes into the tube, I shut the nipple, then I do the other side.
When both sides are done, I just bleed them up as normal.
Maybe I'm missing out on something but it seems to work okay for me and Ive always got a bit of hose laying around somewhere.

[Azrael]

I do the same^^^ onroad bikes but use a syringe on the dirtbikes cos they run less fluid volume..

i just use my lawn mower to bleed mine these days

[Large]

I bought a 100cc horse tranq syringe from the vets.

Two weeks later when the effects wore off, I did the front brakes on the 12R.

One hand on the brake lever, one on the bleeder spanner, a foot on the syringe and a toe pulling the plunger.

Piece of piss.

[Deano]

i got a air bleeder. problem i found is it was sucking the air through the threads of the nipple and out the centre so it always looked like you were getting shit loads of air out when really you were getting nothing, a bit of grease around the threads of the nipple fixed the problem.

i always finish the bleeding off the old fashion way,

[pt]

quote:Originally posted by Large

I bought a 100cc horse tranq syringe from the vets.

Two weeks later when the effects wore off, I did the front brakes on the 12R.

One hand on the brake lever, one on the bleeder spanner, a foot on the syringe and a toe pulling the plunger.

Piece of piss.


yeah i'll grab one from work. the vacuum thingo ben has works fucking well though!