[DeTomaso] Brake Bleeder Kits

[Mike Drew]

Julian,

Discard the ridiculous chain affair and use a piece of steel or block of wood on top of the adapter and use a large C-clamp to get a good seal. 

I am rather less impressed with my Motive Products pressure bleeder after the hose broke off the nipple on top of the unit and it sprayed brake fluid all over my car, and all over the motorcycle next to it, and all over the garage. 

You haven’t lived until you have seen a geyser of brake fluid spraying all over your garage and there’s almost no way to stop it!

Mike

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> On Mar 1, 2018, at 19:55, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   Mike,
> 
>   I have a Motive pressure bleeder, it's a great device that allows brake
>   bleeding single handed. Basically just a pressure pot that you dump
>   your new fluid in, connect the correct cap fitting to your master
>   cylinder and pump up to 5-6 psi. Then just go around and bleed each
>   caliper from farthest first working back to closest to M/C. The
>   pressure pot keeps fluid flowing through the system and the master
>   cylinder topped up. As I work on multiples of cars I purchased a kit
>   with a number of master cylinder cap fittings, key is getting
>   the correct one for your master cylinder.
> 
>   The caveat with this system is using it on the GM type of master that
>   has the large single reservoir with a clip over cap as the fitting to
>   cover and seal it  is a chain and thumbscrew affair, I never seem to
>   get a good seal on those.
> 
>   Julian
>     __________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
>   Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
>   Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2018 7:30 PM
>   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: [DeTomaso] Brake Bleeder Kits
> 
>   Getting ready to bleed the brakes on 6328 to see if that solves my weak
>   brake problem.  I reviewed brake bleed piece on Mike Dailey's website,
>   and
>   he mentions using a brake bleeder kit.  He made it sound pretty
>   straight
>   forward, and didn't seem to involve the tedious
>   open-down-close-up-repeat 10
>   times with someone else in the driver's seat.  Has anyone else tried
>   one of
>   these kits?  There are a number of them on Summit Racing, anywhere from
>   $75-$150.
> 
>   I've tried the Speed Bleeders before, didn't seem to work as
>   advertised.
> 
>   Thanks
> 
>   Mike Thomas
>   Pres., Panteras Northwest
>   206-795-3302
>   Yellow '74 #6328
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