Tired of using my Mighty Vac to bleed my brakes, I came up with a new
idea to accomplish the task with a minimum of effort.
I purchased an A/C vacuum evacuator from Harbor Freight for about $20
and hooked it up to my compressor and in between the brake bleeder screw
and the evacuator I placed a vacuum container to collect the fluid which
came w/ the Mighty Vac. Now I don't have to constantly pump the Mighty
Vac to get vacuum, especially when changing all the brake fluid in the
system.
But, you have to replace the fluid in the master before it runs out of
fluid and you can't run the compressor @90 PSI or it'll suck the fluid
out too fast. I am still working on the right pressure to use but 60 PSI
seems OK. I tried it out last night on water and it works well.
You can make your own fluid collector with a glass jar and some plastic
vacuum connectors and such which I bought from Home Depot. Just put a
length of tubing on the side that gets connected to the bleeder screw to
make sure the fluid goes to the bottom of the jar. The side that gets
connected to the compressor leave w/no tube or you defeat the purpose of
the tube.
Sorry I have no pictures or diagrams - yet!
Mike
66 1819
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