Bleeding brakes

37chief

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Location
California
I have a old power brake bleeding pot. It is red lined at 50 lbs, which was good back in the day, with cast iron master cylinders. How much pressure can I put on a plastic reservoir? Since I am a one man operation I use the pressure pot. This is the first time to use it on plastic parts. Any thoughts? Stan
 
Over twenty years in the brake specialty business and I always let gravity do the job. Works reliably every time.
 
Hello 37chief,

I use a hose and a clear jar, one man job! I posted this many times nobody has taken me up on it. Easy as pie, just pump by hand till no more bubbles. It does not get any simpler or more effective then that!!!,

Guido.
 
I use a Mityvac, beats anything else that I have tried! Don’t buy the plastic one the pump handle breaks before you get the job done. The metal one is good.
Elmo
 

About 25 years ago I made a bleeder out of a Dukes mayo jar hook it up and PUM-P so BTDT it's just to much to deal with and time consuming but if you don't have nuttin else to do then I recon it's OK...

I then built a vacuum bleeder that used a small hand pump sprayer I was in hog heaven it was the cats meow tho still time consuming.

With labor rates pushing 2 bucks a Minuit I brought a BG brake flushing machine 15 min. start to finish a one man job and a REAL money maker to boot...

I don't understand how someone who boast they specialized in brakes boast they played the gravity game it just don't make sense to me... I do understand brake work is at the bottom of the pay scale its a menu item to make it at a menu sale you skimp on something not me I get top dollar don't skimp on nuttin... I boas-t I am the master of $1500 brake jobs take it are leave it its your right..

I spec its like battery testing, spark check'N shad-tree methods trum-p to the guy looking for a silver bullet.

had to add the dashes YT fillter does not take kindly to trum-p.

BTW tell me what we are bleeding there is a spec its in a book i more than likely have it...
 
(quoted from post at 18:52:31 10/21/17) Hello 37chief,

I use a hose and a clear jar, one man job! I posted this many times nobody has taken me up on it. Easy as pie, just pump by hand till no more bubbles. It does not get any simpler or more effective then that!!!,

Guido.

How do you know that no one took you up on it. I did and was not happy.
 
Pay scale don't matter if you are doing your own work.
I have tried all of the above, gravity is the easiest and works for me.
Each to his own.
 

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