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#74788 03/14/2007 4:07 PM
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Hello,
Ran into an issue this weekend with some new speed bleeders. The guy at the FLAPS said...'yup thos'll work'. I asked...'even if they are shorter than this here original part?'. He said...'yup'

Well it didn't and turned into a grand fiasco when I realized that the bleeder was too short for my ratchet to reach once halfway in and couldn't get it out.

Ended up removing a rubber line (that will need to be replaced) and snapping a steel line (that will need to be replaced) while trying to get room to get the bleeder out.

So...this all leads to...are there speed bleeders that are extra long like the zerk I pulled off in the first place? These are close to two inches long, and the reason is to povide clearance from the rubber brake line that screws in right underneath it.

Dave


1965 Chevy C-30 1-Ton
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#74789 03/16/2007 10:19 PM
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Try these guys. There may be an email tech guy or an 800 number you can call. Those things do work well so you were right to buy them. Don't despair!!!
http://www.speedbleeder.com/main.htm

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Sablesurfer, I feel your pain. After reading many posts on the greatness of one man speed bleeders I popped for sets front and back. After returning several sets to the local FLAPS I got a set to "fit" I installed one set, and started to bleed the system. First one was difficult to back out to bleed. I snapped the second one off at the surface. If anybody wants 3 speed bleeders for the cost of shipping they are yours Jimmie.

#74791 03/18/2007 11:59 AM
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why not get a one man bleeder vacum pump . not expensive & works great . frank

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I bought a vacuum bleeder from HF cheap. It works but I now use the bottle from that unit to keep the master cyl filled and use the cup to capture the expelled fluid. I like the check valves in the speed bleeders. Better to buy them from the manufacturer off their website. You can see all the different ones making it a little easier to figure out which ones you need.
Sablesurfer, It sounds like you are making progress with your brakes. Keep the faith...

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Update, I finally gave up on the speed bleeders and basically built a do'it yourself single person system.

I got two plastic disposable cups. Stacked them and filled about halfway with good brake fluid. Then I got a sandwich baggie and put it over the cups and used plastic cinches (needed two linked to span the cups) to hold the back tight over the cups.
I put a small hole in top of baggie, so that a plastic tube could be put into the cup.
Then I ran the plastic tube from the bleeder, through the hole in baggie, down into the fluid at bottom of cup.
Then pump the brakes. I only pumped like 4-5 times before checking the tube, cup, and resevoir. A couple of repeats and the tube ran with just fluid, no bubbles.
Repeat on each of the wheels, worked fine and got some nasty crudy stuff out of what was left of the old lines.

One last tip....heating the plastic tube with a hair dryer made it SOOO much easier to get over the bleeders. In fact I had relatively little issue getting it over the rear bleeders on my 1 Ton which are smack behind the double leaf springs with very little room for hands.

Dave


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