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Re: Speed bleeders? Not me
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:03:19 -0700
...Maybe I am just anal, but I am loath to add complexity to a system like brakes without any real reason. The Power Bleeder...
Re: Bleeding brakes (sorry more info now)
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:48:03 -0700
The easiest way to bleed brakes is with a power bleeder. You don't have to get a pedal pumper (girlfriend?) to push and...
Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:44:24 -0400
x2 on the Motive power bleeder....money well spent... Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm...
Re: home made pressure bleeder
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:43:30 -0400
...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid jonathan On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, David Kao wrote: > I am going to build a power bleeder...
Re: home made pressure bleeder
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:56:50 -0400
...The > compressor will be free from brake fluids. I can drain down the > pressure of the air tank before disconnecting the bleeder. > > I do...
Re: Brake caliper
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:36:59 -0700
...I have always used a Motive Power bleeder on my German vehicles with great results. It won't fit on my motorcycle's brake...
Re: pressurized brake bleeder
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:07:04 -0400
...pressurized brake bleeder >I bought model 0100 (European power bleeder) which comes with the 1100 > adapter installed. That adapter is 45mm which screws directly...
Re: home made pressure bleeder
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:12:21 -0700
...org/wiki/Brake_fluid > > jonathan > > On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, David Kao wrote: > > > I am going to build a power bleeder that is slightly...
Re: Air in Brake Circuit
Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
Sun, 14 Dec 1997 09:39:27 -0500
Mike, It's not clear whether you're closing the bleeder screw before lifting your foot off the brake pedal, but it sounds like...
Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
Historical mailing list - neil
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:46:42 -0400
...Still haven't found what I'm looking for locally, so when time permits, I may make a power bleeder. Finding a spare master...
Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:00:32 -0400
...I need to do some repairs on the Syncro brakes and bleed the whole system so think I learn how to use it this...
Re: Brake caliper
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:41:33 -0400
...I have always used a Motive Power bleeder on my German vehicles with great results. It won't fit on my motorcycle's brake...
Re: Rear brakes frustration
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:11:54 -0800
...Courtney Hook wrote: > Hey John, what about this air compressor powered beastie from HF?? > http://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html > > Courtney
Re: Bleeding the clutch
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:01:04 -0500
Chris, Personally I use a Motive power bleeder, model 0100. It really makes the job easy and certainly prevents introducing air into the system...
Re: Power Brake Bleeding
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:32:31 -0500
One suggestion I will make......if you do not have a one man bleeder, get one........after years of incompetent people pumping the brakes...
Re: '66 Brake problem
Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
Thu, 2 Mar 1995 15:35:32 -0500 (EST)
...Devise a single person bleeder. Obvious answer: Run out to the parts shop and throw $$$ at a power bleeder. Buzs' solution (Read: Cheap!) Ingrediants...
Re: Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:00:35 -0500
I use the Motive European power bleeder (model 0100) on my hydraulic systems and love it. I paid just over $40.00 for mine...
Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:44:28 -0700
At 9/15/2006 03:52 PM, Florian Speier wrote: >I found them to be cheapest here: > >*http://tinyurl.com/rt483 > > >I think it...
Bleeding brakes. Motive, si!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:27:53 -0700
...the Motive power bleeders and I use it regularly. They are the tool of choice for those who do bleed brakes often. I haven...
Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:25:09 -0700
...Am in throws of getting parts together for power bleeder though I may just take van down to brake place and get them to...
Re: Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy
Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:13:05 -0400
...Odd Brake Bleeding issue in 90 Westy x2 on the Motive power bleeder....money well spent... Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Fri, Jul 24, 2015...
Questions about brake bleeding
Historical mailing list - joe kallo
Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:59:10 +0000
...I have a new Motive Power Bleeder on its way to me (yay!) For those of you who use these, what PSI do you...
Re: Any advice on brake master cylinder?
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Wed, 3 Nov 2021 13:52:16 -0400
I’d get a motive power bleeder or watch a video on bench bleeding. I’ve heard old timers say they’ve never done...
Re: clutch fun
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:37:59 -0500
...I don't know about having to have a power bleeder, but I replaced my clutch master cylinder, and then refilled the brake/clutch...
Re: Power Brake Bleeding
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:49:53 EST
...vaccum bleeder (you can get from Rocky Mountain or your local Wal-mart for around $30). This allows you to bleed the brakes all...
Re: Motive power bleeder
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:22:26 -0400
It is easy to make a homemade power bleeder. Get a truck valve stem from a tire place. They are metal and threaded all...
Re: Power Brake Bleeding
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:59:09 EST
...If nothing else, not having the power assist allows you to better sense the firm pedal of a brake system which is purged of...
Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:42:23 -0400
...on brakes (bleeding) > > FWIW, I used the gravity method to bleed brakes. (no time to get parts > together to build power bleeder) Did one...
Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:25:04 -0700
...Power bleeding with a Motive Power bleeder is the better way than a Vacuum Bleeder... When you are alone, the pressure-style bleeding systems...
Re: Brake Fluid
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 19:19:05 -0700
...I ordered my fluid when I ordered a power-bleeder. http://www.motiveproducts.com/ordernow.htm Todd '88 Westy G. Matthew Bulley wrote: >Now...
Re: Bleeding clutch system--update
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:34:52 -0700
...bleeder nipple to a jar of fluid. Gravity bleeding has worked for me when i replaced the slave cyl. ALso I have power bled...
Re: Brakes still going to the floor
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:54:01 -0500
...Have helper top off the reservoir Have helper pump brake pedal while you bleed each bleeder valve at the brake into the clear bottle...
Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:21:11 -0400
...Rears were adjusted not long ago. > > I'm making a power bleeder and using that before taking to a brake > shop to have them...
Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:34:06 -0700
...on brakes (bleeding) > > FWIW, I used the gravity method to bleed brakes. (no time to get parts > together to build power bleeder) Did one...
Motive Power Bleeder (from digest)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:34:24 -0700
If you plan on using your pressure bleeder very often, I suggest the one with the swivel in the hose between the MC cap...
Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
Sat, 4 Mar 2000 21:39:33 -0600
...PST > > Closed Saturday & Sunday > > 1-800-444-6473 > > > > E-Z BLEED Power Brake Bleeding Tool, uses a low pressure air source, such > > as > > from...
Re: Power Brake Bleeding
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:19:45 -0800
May I humbly suggest the Motive Power Bleeder, http://www.motiveproducts.com/ I bought one ($45), and it works so well, and is so...
Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:23:48 -0700
...using a garden sprayer, a gauge, some tubing, and an > old brake reservoir cap. The time and parts needed to make one would > soon...
Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:42:37 -0700
...Rig that to your MC and save $ > rather than buying a Motive Power bleeder...Same thing, the weed sprayer.. > Don Hanson > > On Wed, Jul...
Re: Brake master cylinder weep
Historical mailing list - Tom C
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:42:34 -0400
...Do you all have a bench bleeder you prefer or should I just use my motive power bleeder? On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at...
Re: Bleeding brakes. Motive, si!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:18:35 -0700
...Bleeding brakes. Motive, si! > I have one of the Motive power bleeders and I use it regularly. They are > the tool of choice for...
Re: The One Man Brake Bleed Show
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 06:48:50 -0500
I bought a 'power bleeder' from Rocky Mountain Motor Works a while back. If you are handy you could build your own using a...
Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:43:10 -0700
...on brakes (bleeding) > > > > FWIW, I used the gravity method to bleed brakes. (no time to get parts > > together to build power bleeder) Did one...
Re: clutch fun
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:23:31 -0700
...I don't know about having to have a power bleeder, but I replaced my clutch master cylinder, and then refilled the brake/clutch...
Re: Questions about brake bleeding
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:05:01 -0400
...I have a new Motive Power Bleeder on its way to me (yay!) For those of > you who use these, what PSI do you...
need help w/85 brake light circuit
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:59:57 -0400
Took my 85 Westy in for coolant hose junction/bleeder valve change and got home and found there are no brake lights. Fuse is...
Re: Brakes still going to the floor
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:07 -0400
...off the reservoir > Have helper pump brake pedal while you bleed each bleeder valve at the > brake into the clear bottle. > Have helper do...
Re: clutch bleeding
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Thu, 6 Mar 2008 06:44:13 -0600
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > What is the easiest way to bleed the clutch after replacing a slave cylinder? I have a manual brake bleeder...
Re: Bleeding Bloody Brakes
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Tue, 24 Dec 1996 06:45:13 -0500
...Are the rear brakes adjusted properly? Are the bleeders for the calipers on the top of the caliper? If there are two bleeders on...
Tool trick..(not Xmas related)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:29:50 -0800
...Got the job done in about 2.5hrs including bleeding with my Motive power bleeder...another good tool. Don Hanson
Re: brake bleeding question
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:39:04 -0400
...cylinder, calipers, rear wheel cylinders, and brake hoses. I purchased one of those one-man power bleeders. It has a container with an attached...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:46:12 -0400
...All was well in the brake >department until I started losing fluid. Then I started losing fluid >fast, and had very poor stopping power...
Re: Brake master cylinder weep
Historical mailing list - Tom C
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:55:03 -0400
...Do you all have a bench bleeder > you prefer or should I just use my motive power bleeder? > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at...
Re: Clutch weirdness 84 standard trans ?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:11:54 -0500
...I do keep my brake fluid fresh and I do have a power bleeder. The intermittent poor clutch was what had me scratching my...
Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:34:35 -0700
...Still haven't found what I'm looking for locally, > so when time permits, I may make a power bleeder. > > Finding a spare master...
Re: Power Brake Bleeding
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:33:10 EST
...I guess this could be avoided by installing those check valve, o-ringed bleeder screws, but they probably cost more than the manual vacuum...
Re: Brake master cylinder weep
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:10:39 -0500
...Do you all have a bench bleeder you prefer or should I just use my motive power bleeder? On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at...
Re: brake bleeding question
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:32:30 -0400
...cylinder, calipers, rear wheel cylinders, and brake hoses. > I purchased one of those one-man power bleeders. It has a container with > an attached...
Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:37:29 -0500
...I always use a motive power bleeder and don't stop the bleeding when I first get nothing but fluid. I often find that...
Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:02:29 -0700
...It seems to me to be a > 'poor man's' version of a power-bleeder! > I volunteer Scott to give it a try, and...