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Before i order one ! Does anyone use one /are they any good /do they do what it says on the box ? or are they crap !........your opinions please Gents. ps its the paddocks one PM1241 :D
 
I use a sealey vacuum brake bleeder, a VS020 - £20 off evil bay. uses compressed air to create a vacuum.
Not perfect, but saves a load of grief when changing fluid, and bleeding in general. I'd buy another without issue.
Does the one you mentioned use tyre pressure to "force" fluid through the system? - if so, then how do you control it? The vacuum types "suck" from the nipple, and are thus easy to control, IME.
 
doodle bug said:
Before i order one ! Does anyone use one /are they any good /do they do what it says on the box ? or are they crap !........your opinions please Gents. ps its the paddocks one PM1241 :D
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Up to you, but personally I find gravity bleed works just as well. The problem with easibleed and similar is you have to keep on removing it to fill the reservoir.

I use a vacuum extractor on the nipple to speed up major fluid changes, but gravity is really just as good, just a bit slower.
 
Turboman said:
Up to you, but personally I find gravity bleed works just as well. The problem with easibleed and similar is you have to keep on removing it to fill the reservoir.

I use a vacuum extractor on the nipple to speed up major fluid changes, but gravity is really just as good, just a bit slower.
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Agreed. For me, with a few vehicles to "look after" - the vacuum extractor saves some time -, but gravity will do the job too.
 
Disco1BFG said:
Agreed. For me, with a few vehicles to "look after" - the vacuum extractor saves some time -, but gravity will do the job too.
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Yes, cuts down the time for a complete fluid change quite a bit if you are on your own, and very clean, no risk of spilled fluid.

I actually bought the vac extractor to empty cooling systems, but after bit it occurred to me that taping a bit of rubber brake bleed hose on the end of the pipe made an ideal brake bleeder.
 
Disco1BFG said:
I use a sealey vacuum brake bleeder, a VS020 - £20 off evil bay. uses compressed air to create a vacuum.
Not perfect, but saves a load of grief when changing fluid, and bleeding in general. I'd buy another without issue.
Does the one you mentioned use tyre pressure to "force" fluid through the system? - if so, then how do you control it? The vacuum types "suck" from the nipple, and are thus easy to control, IME.
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Yes it does say use tyre pressure ! and i agree how can you control it !!! other than letting the tyre down to10lbs ? Paddocks video on youtube makes it look easy .
 
There's some pictures of mine on this thread
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/browns-brake-rebuild-thread.220055/
It's a Sealey brand. I deliberately got one that you pump up with a plunger, so you don't need a separate compressed air source or deflate your tyres. It's helped me a lot working single handed. Bleeding brakes is now a pleasure rather than a chore. It's also good for the clutch too. Especially so as on mine the pipe from the master cylinder to the slave goes higher than the master cylinder so it is great to be able to blow the air out of it.
 
Me I'm just an old fashioned fart and do it the hard way " The original way" wife pumping pedal me saying hold it down, tighten done, same when doing full bleed,
 
Well i bought one ! And their Bloody rubbish :mad: it say,s use 10lb pressure !!! thats a joke ! .....anything above 1lb will result in fluid leaking out of reservoir top due to a poor seal they supplied ....................................Come on Mrs Doodle lets do it again !:)....once more for old times sake
 
doodle bug said:
Well i bought one ! And their Bloody rubbish :mad: it say,s use 10lb pressure !!! thats a joke ! .....anything above 1lb will result in fluid leaking out of reservoir top due to a poor seal they supplied ....................................Come on Mrs Doodle lets do it again !:)....once more for old times sake
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So what species did you buy in the end?
 
Mine's this sort of thing:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEALEY-VS...id=100005&rk=2&rkt=6&mehot=pp&sd=172325092345
I see they're going for around £43 these days. It's probably paid for itself by now. It also probably adds to the security of the braking system too, because I don't hesitate to change bits of pipe etc. nowadays because I know that it's easy to get them working again single handed. Having read posts on here from all the people who have had difficulty bleeding their clutches, I'm pleased to say I don't have any trouble getting a firm pedal there either.
 
Brown said:
Mine's this sort of thing:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEALEY-VS820-BRAKE-AND-CLUTCH-BLEEDING-SYSTEM-TOOL-EASY-TO-USE/321734141932?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIC.MBE&ao=2&asc=40392&meid=508447d4be4e4db1902bef9e5db5849d&pid=100005&rk=2&rkt=6&mehot=pp&sd=172325092345
I see they're going for around £43 these days. It's probably paid for itself by now. It also probably adds to the security of the braking system too, because I don't hesitate to change bits of pipe etc. nowadays because I know that it's easy to get them working again single handed. Having read posts on here from all the people who have had difficulty bleeding their clutches, I'm pleased to say I don't have any trouble getting a firm pedal there either.
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Cheers . i think thats the way to go ! ........i paid £16 for a load of rubbish :(
 
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