Anyone have any opinions and/or expierence with either bleeder? Trying to make a determination of which one to purchase. Earl's looks a little better since it uses the the caliper/cylinder housing -- less restriction maybe?

 

WHat's a bleeder, who is Earl, what vehicle do you have?

 

Brake bleeders!

 

i find my significant other is the best brake bleeder....ok well brake pedal pusher...lol

 

I don't have any info for you about the two that you mention, but I do own a large capacity solo bleeder from Griot's Garage. I have been using it for years on all of my brakes and clutches, and it is a real time saver. They are very simple to use.

If you are normally working by yourself, you can't go wrong getting one for yourself.

 

Oh, I guess my wife has been my bleeder, er wait, well, brake pumper, so anyway, now I know what you mean.
I bled my brakes witha bar that would hold the brake peddle down, pressed between the peddle and the seat when the wife was out of town.

 

I don't remember what the brand is, but I bought my one man bleeder screws at Advanced auto parts...whatever brand they have there is what I have.

 

Bob,

Did the bleeder screws have a housing or just the bleeder post/plunger with spring that threaded into the caliper?

 

Here's what I do. Get a glass jar and fill it 1/4 or so with brake fluid. Take a piece of clear vacuum line, attaching one end to the brake bleeder and sticking the other end in the brake fluid in the jar. Loosen the bleeder screw and go to town. Make sure you put the jar above the bleeder, like on the tire. I pump and refill the reservoir until the fluid is "new" and there are no bubbles.

 

no experience with earl's but I used to have a RX7 that saw plenty of track time. Speed bleeders worked nice for the end of the day when I needed to get a few bubles out of the system or when I was replaceing pads and rebuilding calipers by myself. I would suggest buying a small bottle of the thread sealant if you think you are going to be opening and closing the bleeders a lot.

 

all you do is screw them all the way in, then turn it back 1/4 or 1/2 turn and pump until pressure builds. It's an internal check valve that keeps air from coming back out.

 

I've got a universal powere bleeder from Motive, and it is awesome. http://www.motiveproducts.com/02bleeders.html
I ordered it for a good price through Summit Racing.

They also have this extractor that can be used for the same thing, but I have no experience with it...http://www.motiveproducts.com/05specials2.html

I have looked at the speed bleeders mentioned above, but running back and forth to constantly fill the reservoir so you don't run out of fluid is a pain. The Motive has a huge capacity, and it is a heavy duty unit, too. I'll never bleed clutches or brakes any other way.

 

I too have the Motive bleeder and have no complaints. Very simple to use. The hardest part to me is getting a good seal over the fluid reservoir.