[DeTomaso] Brake Bleeder Kits
Mike Drew
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Fri Mar 2 00:06:36 EST 2018
Julian,
I was at the recommended 10 psi when mine failed.
I attribute my failure to years of storage where the hose was kinked right where it attaches to the unit. It weakened the hose and it let go suddenly and without warning. In retrospect I should have cared for it better and ensured the hose wasn’t kinked when it was in its box.....
Mike
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> On Mar 1, 2018, at 21:04, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> Thanks for the tip on the c-clamp and yes the quick coupler seems overly heavy for the application and tends to kink the hose and stress the nipple on the cover in use, I do recall I had one fail now too, some caps seem weaker than others depending on the ABS casting.
>
> What pressure are you using to create a geyser? Mine seems to dissipate pretty quickly at 5 psi.
>
> Julian
>
> From: Mike Drew <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:45 PM
> To: Julian Kift
> Cc: Mike & Elizabeth Thomas; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake Bleeder Kits
>
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > 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
> > [1]www.panterasnorthwest.com <[2]http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/>
> > [3]Panteras Northwest
> > www.panterasnorthwest.com
> Panteras Northwest
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>
>
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> Panteras Northwest
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> >
> > References
> >
> > 1. http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/
> Panteras Northwest
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Julian,
I was at the recommended 10 psi when mine failed.
I attribute my failure to years of storage where the hose was kinked
right where it attaches to the unit. It weakened the hose and it let go
suddenly and without warning. In retrospect I should have cared for it
better and ensured the hose wasn't kinked when it was in its box.....
Mike
Sent from my iPad
On Mar 1, 2018, at 21:04, Julian Kift <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
wrote:
Mike,
Thanks for the tip on the c-clamp and yes the quick coupler seems
overly heavy for the application and tends to kink the hose and stress
the nipple on the cover in use, I do recall I had one fail now too,
some caps seem weaker than others depending on the ABS casting.
What pressure are you using to create a geyser? Mine seems to dissipate
pretty quickly at 5 psi.
Julian
__________________________________________________________________
From: Mike Drew <[2]MikeLDrew at aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2018 8:45 PM
To: Julian Kift
Cc: Mike & Elizabeth Thomas; [3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake Bleeder Kits
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
Sent from my iPad
> On Mar 1, 2018, at 19:55, Julian Kift <[4]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 <[5]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
behalf of
> Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <[6]mbefthomas at comcast.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2018 7:30 PM
> To: [7]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
> [1][8]www.panterasnorthwest.com
<[2][9]http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/>
> [3]Panteras Northwest
> [10]www.panterasnorthwest.com
[11]Panteras Northwest
[12]www.panterasnorthwest.com
Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet our
board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
more fully.
> Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet
our
> board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
> more fully.
> [4]Panteras Northwest
> [13]www.panterasnorthwest.com
[14]Panteras Northwest
[15]www.panterasnorthwest.com
Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet our
board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
more fully.
> Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet
our
> board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
> more fully.
>
> References
>
> 1. [16]http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/
[17]Panteras Northwest
[18]www.panterasnorthwest.com
Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet our
board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
more fully.
> 2. [19]http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/
[20]Panteras Northwest
[21]www.panterasnorthwest.com
Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet our
board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
more fully.
> 3. [22]http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/
[23]Panteras Northwest
[24]www.panterasnorthwest.com
Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet our
board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
more fully.
> 4. [25]http://www.panterasnorthwest.com/
[26]Panteras Northwest
[27]www.panterasnorthwest.com
Welcome to the Panteras Northwest website! Take a minute to meet our
board of directors (below), then take some time to explore our site
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