I'm going to the track about every couple of months now and I'm tired of paying a shop to bleed/flush my brakes. I do the pads and rotors but have been too lazy to bleed/flush. (No garage, all work done in driveway).

So what do you guys use to do it? Old school with someone pushing the pedal for you? Upstream bleeder system that you attach to the master cylinder reservoir? Or downstream system that draws fluid out? I only have a small air compressor and it probably does not have the CFM to run a vacuum system so whichever system I get will have to be manual.

Thanks for any tips or info.

 

I got bleed screws with built in check valves. They're cheap and I can bleed my brakes all by my lonesome. I even got one on my clutch slave cylinder.

 

I've been doing it the old fashioned way with a pedal pusher but the easy way to do it solo is with a Motive power bleeder. Attaches to the reservoir and it pressurizes and fills with fresh fluid while you bleed the calipers. They run $50-100 and it's a breeze to use.

 

Motive power bleeder

 

Motive , and bleed a ounce out per caliper after every event

 

I use a motive also, but I could never get a good seal to the master so I use a small clamp I got free at HF to tighten it down. I do the same thing as terrasmak and try to get the fluid that is in the caliper out after each event.

 

Is yours the one with the universal reservoir cap that uses little chains that you tighten up or is it the one with the custom cap to fit the reservoir?

 

Its the one that they recommend for 350z and its fits in terms of size, but it just doesn't fit down tight enough to hold the pressure. They said if I mail it in they will send me a new one, but the clamp works.
Got mine from Summit

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mvp-0107/overview/

 

I use a Phoenix Systems V-12. Its relatively painless and I have never had a problem with air in the lines. I can do a complete fluid change in about an hour.

 

Mine works fine - how much pressure are you trying to use? 5psi is all you need.

 

Motive power bleeder

 

Ditto on the motive, but until then I have always found a helping hand at the track plus they usually have disposal drums on site. Just get there early enough to get it done. It's usually a 10 minute job.

 

Hadn't heard of those Speed Bleeders before. I think I'll try those.

 

Speed Bleeders suck, literally. Tried them on one of my Alfa's years ago when they first came out. The problem is that air leaks past the threads when the bleeder screws are loosened. Air is sucked into the caliper as you release the brake pedal during a bleed. They come with a painted-on sealer, which doesn't work very well, and it quickly wears off, too. You can try a few turns of Teflon plumbers tape, which will work a bit better, but they're just not worth the aggravation.

I can bleed all 4 calipers with my Motive bleeder in 10 minutes, and get a perfect, rock-solid brake pedal every time.

 

Why buy anything? Lol
Easiest way to do it (IMO) in under 5 minutes; Press brakes, open then close brake fluid cap, release brakes. Open cap, press brakes, close cap, open cap, release brakes. Press brakes, open cap, close cap, release brakes.
Haven't done it in a while, pretty sure that's the right way. Even if it's not, as you're doing it you'll figure out the right way.

 

uhhh.. WTF... No!

 

That's how you bleed your opponents brakes.

 

 

I've been using a cheapie 1 man bleeder bottle from Pep Boys to do the family cars. It's literally $8 and it's just a 1 way valve incorporated into a plastic bottle and a small hose that attaches to the caliper bleeder nozzle. 5 or 8 pumps of the brake pedal fills the little bottle and that corner is done. I'm sure the Motive pressure bleeder works the best though!

 

Lol this is how I've done it past 3 brake pad/rotor changes on 2 cars and 1 bike. It seems to work fine
Lmfao