I too can highly recommend the Speedbleeders. I used to use a pressure
bleeder (EZ Bleed) which worked okay, but it was always a hassle hooking up
the air source (air tank or spare tire) and it was difficult to get a good
seal on the master cylinder reservoir so that I usually ended up with brake
fluid squirting out all over the place. I don't have a crew so I needed to
be able to do one-person brake bleeding.
Then I found out about the Speedbleeders. They look like a regular bleeder
screw, but they have a ball-spring check valve built in so that fluid and
air can only go out, not in. Since I do road racing and bleed my brakes
after every session or two, the Speedbleeders have saved me a ton of
hassles. The design is so simple and logical, it makes me wonder why the
auto manufacturers don't put a little ball-spring check valve in all their
bleed screws.
They only cost around $5 - $7 each. You can get them from Bruce Wentzel of
Greendot Racing and help support a fellow Team.Net person, or you can order
them directly from Speedbleeder (at speedbleeder.com). I think Bruce's
prices are actually a bit cheaper.
Now it's time for the arguments whether this is a comfort and convenience
item or a performance item. Don't go there! "Oh, you have Speedbleeders on
your MR2 Turbo. Sorry, that puts you in E-mod."
Brad Burns
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