My experience is that i haven't even gotten far enough to suck air in from
the threads....
the adaptors never fit well enough! The threads leaking "Can" be addressed
in a permenant way with some teflon tape or similar sealing method for
future uses. I just wish these products worked as well as i hoped, because
they seem like a fantastic idea.

I too have a Mightyvac.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> My exact experiences, as well.
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Bob Mac <yakandhike@COMCAST.NET> writes:
> >
> > > Has anybody tried the vacuum bleeder sold by harbor freight. It's only
> > > $19.95 and seems like a simple operation. No worry about blowing seals
> > > and everything is done right at the wheel, except filling the
> > > res. Just curious
> >
> > I have not tried that one but I have tried a Mity-Vac which is
> > essentially the same thing.  I found it did not work very well.  It
> > seemed to always suck air in around the threads of the bleed screws and
> > not really get the air our of the system.
> >
> > But, I've never had good luck bleeding brakes on any vehicle, and the
> > pressure bleeder is the only thing that's ever worked well for me.
> >
> > YMMV.
> >
> > Allan
> > --
> > 1991 Vanagon GL
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Casey
> '87 300TD
> '94 100CSQ Avant
> '89 Bluestar
>