Speed bleeders or at least some one way check valves is the easiest to bleed brakes. Despise mityvacs etc to bleed brakes.

Josh

 

I use speed bleeders on my M/C's but never on cars fr some reason...

Josh vacuum bleeders can be problematic, but are better then nothing if you have no help.

 

Best way I have found on motorcycles is use clear tubing and pump out all the old fluid, then run the tubing into the reservoir and just keep pumping the clean new fluid in a continuous loop.

Guaranteed no air that way and since the m/c is so short the tubing isn't such a big deal.

Josh

 

You Too!!!


They Suck LOL Literally

They don't have enough VAC Pressure to suck the fluid like that it would take all Day LOL

 

Iv Done Cars Like that For troublesome air bubbles seems like you can really get the Flow Going and Pull the Air out

That was after pretty full Brake system come apart

 

You just had to remind me. I have all the supplies for that and the
transmission dump and fill with a new remote filter. I just need to
pick up some power steering fluid.

Also today I picked up a seal driver for my ball joint project. That
was the last tool I need for that project. Time to start getting parts.

My big problem is it keeps sprinkling on me.

Sean

BTW : I have used a mityvac in the past on Rangers and on Explores and they do a good job.

 

Well seams like every time I use Tried one its winter and the Fluid is like Syrup anyways


Any special tricks with trans fluid removal Sean??

 

I just remove the clutch master, bleed the master with clutch line installed and then re-install as a unit. Stupid thing sits at an angle, then you have the line going down then up and over the frame... damn engineers.

Mityvac won't completely remove the air bubbles on the clutch master with the way it mounts at an angle.

Josh

 

I can't say that I have used the larger unit. I have the smaller Silverline.
It's an all metal pump. I did pick up a larger catch bottle 6oz does not
cut it on a Ranger let along a Superduty.

One thought on the trans unit because we have a drain I don't see the problems
that the people that have the pans that don't have a plug have to deal with.
I always hated doing that type of fluid change. The driveway got more than the pan
it seamed most of the time.

Sean

 

Well Sean that's Just Water Sealer for the Driveway

I must have a Cheapy Mighty vac small unit then

 

Look up the Silverline
http://www.lincolnindustrial.com/Cat...0_Brochure.pdf

It does both pressure and vacuum.

Sean

 

AMEN. I've spent hours bleeding brakes. Speed bleeders--15 minutes for a complete system flush.

 

Very helpful thread. Thanks. Planning to flush my power steering tonight. Can anyone tell me if I'd live to regret combining several leftover AFT types to use 'em up? Between these 4 containers, i think there is just enough for a flush.

 

IMHO, Mercon V syn. is the only way to go. Ford says Mercon V and doesn't specify syn. I also installed a filter on the return line. Cheap Ins.
Magnefine #R038M. Less than 20 bucks at www.emergingent.com/magnefine. It has a filter and magnet designed for auto trannys. Will probably be good for the life of the system because of its capacity.

 

Yes, that would be ideal. I'm wondering though if my shyt mix of ATFs would be definitely harmful. I'm thinking that the power steering mechanism is not nearly as demanding on a fluid as the tranny. Other thoughts, or words of caution??? Thanks