Tip: Brake bleed

[bret]

Spent an hour trying to get the fluid flowing to and from the brakes with no joy, decided it was time to go spray the weeds out front......to empty the 40.00 weed sprayer, cleaned out and dried sprayer, filled half way with trans oil, installed a fitting with hose on the brake fluid reservoir on firewall and let it go into a catch can, installed hose on sprayer gun nozzle and attached to caliper bleeder nipple, open one turn, pumped up sprayer, pulled the trigger for about two minutes until I saw fluid coming out the brake fluid reservoir hose, brake peddles are now hard and functional. I have heard of this trick before, but it was amazing how fast and effective it was.

[6 Gun]

Works great I keep a small oil can this has pump handle with brake fluid in it works for adding a little in res. and when you need to pump up from caliber.
Bob

[Michael Henning]

Aircraft Spruce sells a tool(a modified sprayer, with fittings) that works absolutely great. I did my brakes in just a few minutes.

[bret]

I like AS, but this was free.....ish The benefit with the pressure vessel is there is no chance of any air bubbles getting into the system like you do with a stroke type pump.

[bret]

Originally Posted by 6 Gun

Works great I keep a small oil can this has pump handle with brake fluid in it works for adding a little in res. and when you need to pump up from caliber.
Bob

Hey Bob, are you using dot 3? I heard that was hard on our O rings?

[rightrudder]

Originally Posted by bret

Hey Bob, are you using dot 3? I heard that was hard on our O rings?

I hope not...as you say, automotive-type brake fluid is not compatible with seals. I used this:

http://www.skygeek.com/aeroshell-41....FYpffgodckQJ3A

The sprayer method for bleeding works great. i overthought the whole thing as usual, but when it came time to bleed the system, it took about five minutes.