[Mgs] Speed Bleeders

Max Heim mvheim at sonic.net
Tue May 26 09:54:51 MDT 2020


All I am saying is, just try it with one of those crappy 7mm bleed screws and you will be complaining loudly yourself.


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Max Heim
mvheim at sonic.net



> On May 26, 2020, at 12:19 AM, PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com> wrote:
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> I really don't understand the problem, I must be missing something.  One fits the hose, opens the bleeder, bleeds, closes the bleeder, and removes the tube.  The only fluid that escapes is that which has been pushed out of the system and will be discarded.  What tool you use to open and close the bleeder has no effect on that.
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> Using whatever tool works best for the job in hand is just common-sense to me.  I'll frequently use a socket to crack nuts and bolts in many places on the car for its strength, then switch to a ratchet ring spanner to remove them for its speed.
>  
> The only repeat bleeding I have to do is at the calipers using EeziBleed for low-pressure bleeding, then high-pressure bleeding with someone pressing down hard on the pedal while I rapidly open and shut each caliper nipple in turn which always blasts a bit more air out.
>  
> And no, modern cars are no different if my 'modern' 2004 ZS180 is anything to go by.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> Yes, I knew what you meant. It is not convenient to constantly change tools when one is dealing with a nasty corrosive liquid, rubber hoses and glass jars. Every time you disengage the hose, all the fluid escapes, requiring that many more pumps the next time.
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