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Vacuum bleeding brakes - questions:

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Re: Vacuum bleeding brakes - questions:

Post by amblerman »

I got the Motive bleeder from FCP that is very similar to jreed's solution. I have been happy with mine. Make bleeding brakes on my s70 a breeze.

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Post by BlackBart »

jreed wrote: 11 Nov 2019, 05:21 There is a picture of my homemade pressure bleeder here:
That's clever! There's a joint between the braided hose and the clear hose?
Is there a check valve on the bottle to release the pressure?
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Post by jreed »

Thanks. I got the idea from somebody else on MVS a few years ago... The pump was about $10 at one of the large hardware stores. I think it's intended for spraying fertilizer or pesticide.
There is a joint between the braided hose and the clear (yellow colored) hose. There is a pressure release valve built into the bottle.
1997 855 GLT (Light Pressure Turbo) still going strong. Previous: 1986 240 GL rusted out in '06, 1985 Saab 900T rusted out in '95, 1975 Saab 99 rusted out in '95, 1973 Saab 99 rusted out in '94

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