Bleedeing Brakes

[N601RX]

I remember some post from a while back with people having problems getting the air out so I thought I would post this.

I tried to post a picture, but it would not upload. I purchased a small 1/2 gallon pump up sprayer from Lowes for $7 and attached a piece of clear hose to it. It had a push button valve to control the fluid flow. My brake and flap system was completely drained and it took about 20 seconds to push the fluid from the wheel cylinder up to the tank. I have copilot brakes also so it had to push the oil through both sets of Master Cylinders. All 4 of the Master cylinders were rebuilt with a new seal set, so that may have helped with the ease of the oil going through the lines. I also used it to to bleed the hydraulic flaps. There is a "T" with one end capped on the flap cylinder for bleeding. I purchased a quart of fluid and had about 10oz left over. The brakes and flaps were firm with no air at all.

[richardheitzman]

Nice, not an easy thing to get right.

[OR75]

i remember reading Jetdriven having an issue bleeding his J brakes. not sure where that ended up.

[Wildhorsesracing]

We did the same thing - pushed the fluid up from the calipers, worked very nicely. Lou @ Flying Leaf in Asheboro already had the pump sprayer setup to do just that.

[Lionudakis]

I didn't read any mention of a tool to hook the line to the caliper vs. sticking the hose over the bleeder. This tool works great.. i installed a quick coupler on my pressure pump, and can swap out the ends just like tools on an airhose.

http://www.skygeek.com/aircraft-tool-supply-1246-cleveland-brake-bleeder-adapter.html

[N201MKTurbo]

I just went to the hardware store and bought a pump oil can, a piece of 1/4 inch clear tubing fits perfectly over its snout and also attaches to the wheel cylinder bleed valve. It cost about 15 bucks for a good oil can and I've been using it for years now. It is also handy for topping off your reservoir.