[Mgs] Speed Bleeders

[Richard Ewald]

You can get result by putting together you own bleeder.  Plus you won’t make a mess. 
I got this idea from a book on auto repair back in the 1960s and I’ve been using it ever since both at home and in a shop professionally. 
You will need a Clear 20oz soda bottle, 18” or so of rubber hose that fits snugly on the bleed screw, a couple feet of mechanics wire or a zip tie and a coat hanger. 
Secure the end of the hose just off the bottom of the bottle. Use the mechanics wire or pop a couple of holes for the zip tie. Make sure not to pinch off the hose. Use the rest of the wire or hanger to fashion a hook. 
Hang the bottle somewhere under the car. Run the hose to the bleeder. This is the important part, the hose has to go up above the level of the bleed screw before it goes into the bottle. 
Crack the bleed screw just enough to allow the fluid to come out. Pump the brakes and top up as needed. When you see clear fluid with no bubbles close the bleed screw and you are done. 
Rick

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> On May 23, 2020, at 6:25 PM, Osborne, Paul via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>  When they first came out I tried a set, I threw them away for all the same reasons. 
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> paul o
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>> On May 23, 2020, at 7:07 PM, Max Heim via Mgs <Mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> They need to be tight enough not to leak while someone is pumping the brakes. You can’t bleed with a socket on it. The problem is that the crappy bleed screws that are inappropriately metric because they are made in Asia also have crappy threads, a crappy seat, and are made of crappy metal. 
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>>> On May 23, 2020, at 12:57 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>>> On both of mine the clutch and caliper nipples are the same hex size.
>>>  
>>> Wheel cylinders are quite a bit smaller so not surprising the bleed nipples are smaller.
>>>  
>>> How tight do you need them to be?  If they round-off it's the screw that is the problem.  Use a socket for initial loosening and final tightening, in my 3/8" drive socket set they go down to 4mm and 3/16".
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>>> PaulH.
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>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>>> I can see why — it is a uselessly tiny size. Appropriate for fine instruments, perhaps, but seriously undersized for anything that needs actual tightening, like a bleed screw. 
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