Bleeding brakes solo
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All I have ever used is a wooden dowel, or length of pipe. Use small container of brake fluid and some clear vinyl hose. Setup as per typical bleeding at the caliper, sit in drivers seat, pump brakes, apply dowel to hold pressure, Crack bleeder, close, repeat. Start at passenger rear and move along as normal.
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I use a stick to wedge between brake pedal & seat. Pump pedal with hand, wedge stick, open bleeder, move to next. Last time I used my 11yr old, he thought it was cool to be able to help.
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All you need is a piece of rubber tubeing long enough to go from your bleeder valve into a clean soda bottle with a hole in the top to put the hose through and brake fluid of course ! Start out by putting about an inch
of brake fluid in the soda bottle that keeps it from sucking air back into the brake line.Open your bleeder valve and slip the tubeing over it and into the soda bottle make sure the end is in the brake fluid and pump your brake 4-5 times and check your fluid levle in your master cylinder so you dont run out. DON"T reuse what will be in the soda bottle it could be contamimated ! Do it a couple of times on each line make sure to close the bleeder vale and you should be OK.
of brake fluid in the soda bottle that keeps it from sucking air back into the brake line.Open your bleeder valve and slip the tubeing over it and into the soda bottle make sure the end is in the brake fluid and pump your brake 4-5 times and check your fluid levle in your master cylinder so you dont run out. DON"T reuse what will be in the soda bottle it could be contamimated ! Do it a couple of times on each line make sure to close the bleeder vale and you should be OK.
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