Cheapo brake bleeder...

[audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>Perhaps we can summarize the procedure for building a brake bleeder
>once and for all?  I've seen the metal cap at www.ultimategarage.com,
>but a free spare brake fluid reservoir cap beats $30 for a metal
>one.  I got a boltin tire valve (Camel) for $1.50 at Pep Boys,
>and I think that's all I need - set compressor to 20psi, drain and
>refill reservoir with clean fluid, pressurize and bleed.  Right?

Yep ... except that I first run the pressure hose to a specially modified
cap that mounts on the brake fluid bottle and run a hose from there to a
blow-gun so I can control it from under the car. This way, I'm able to bleed
*both* front or rear wheels without climbing out from under the car and
topping off the MC reservoir.

BTW, I also use only 10 psi instead of 20 psi ... it takes a bit longer but
there's less chance of blowing a tired seal in the MC.

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