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Don't waste your money on speed bleeders

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cbsdd

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Like the title says don't do it. Just spent 20 something dollars on 2 sets. They are a pos. They didn't work at all. Did some research after I bought them (good idea) and read an article saying that about 50% of the time they don't work. Just get someone to pump the brakes while you bleed your brakes the old fashioned way. It really isn't that hard.
 
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Please elaborate on "don't work" they are not real complicated, just a one way flow spring loaded ball valve...
 

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I don't feel they are necessary. I bleed my brakes alone, with a jar and a hose. When you crack a bleeder and press the pedal, fluid flows out but doesn't pull back.

I have bleed my brakes dozens of times alone this way
 

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I have an Apex power bleeder. Best investment ever. I can blled and flush the system and not wory about the ABS pump. I highly reccomend them if you do more then one brake job a year.
 
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sounds like operator error. I have them on every car I have owned and never had an issue, using them both with their method and using with a vacuum bleeder.
 

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I did exactly what the man. recommends. Opened 1/4 to half turn attached a hose to it and put it in a bottle with brake fluid and pumped the brakes. All it kept doing was pushing air. The bubbles never stopped. The pedal felt like like ish the whole time. Finally I said F it and just put the stock bleeders on and got someone to pump the brakes for me. Should of just done that in the first place.
 
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the bottle with brake fluid method is for normal bleeders, not speed bleeders. I just loosened the bleeders and put a hose attached to a catch can and pumped away. no need to make things overly complicated.
 

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Why was it constantly pushing air out? The pedal never stiffened up. It went down like the clutch pedal the entire time.
 

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cbsdd said:
Why was it constantly pushing air out? The pedal never stiffened up. It went down like the clutch pedal the entire time.
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It sounds like you may not be doing it right. I know a few people who have them on their cars and do not have any issue at all.

I don't have them because I have no need for them. Not worth spending the extra money when you can just have someone help you.
 
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bdcardinal said:
I have them on every car I have owned and never had an issue.
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+1

Which reminds me, I need to bleed the brakes.
 
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