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    who needs a speed bleeder when...

    you've got a straw, a beerglass, a coathanger & a stick

    i think that was the cleanest hand bled brake job ever

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    Re: who needs a speed bleeder when...

    Originally posted by OreoGaborio
    you've got a straw, a beerglass, a coathanger & a stick

    i think that was the cleanest hand bled brake job ever
    Care to MSPaint a diagram there, Macgyver?

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    Re: Re: who needs a speed bleeder when...

    Originally posted by craig
    Care to MSPaint a diagram there, Macgyver?
    hah, i was just gonna explain, but since i am "Tha MS Paint MASTAAAHH" i shall oblige and paint you a picture to go with my words

    put the straw on the caliper nipple, bung, whatever you wanna call, cut the hanger & put a little bend near the top like a long "7". stick the tip of the hanger in the straw & let it hang down to the beer glass... if the coathanger is resting on the lip of the glass lay a stick across it & rest the coathanger against that... there ya go

    the fluid will go up the straw so you can see when the new fluid starts coming out & whether or not there's any air bubbles, the fluid will go down the coathanger & into the beer glass. the stick keeps the hanger away from the edges of the glass so the brake fluid doesn't drip down the outside

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    who needs a speed bleeder when...

    Dude thats frickin genius!

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    now spend the $20 on a cheepo speed bleeder

    Seriously though, thats a neat trick to know for situations where you don't have all your tools.

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    who needs a speed bleeder when...

    I have a similar setup, but mine might be even less messy.

    You get a vacume hose from autoparts store that would fit nice and snug over the bleeder valve. Get a bottle, 20oz is a good choice. Drill a hole in the bottle cap that would fit the vacume hose. Fit the vacume hose through the bottle cap.

    Originally posted by hohum
    Dude thats frickin genius!

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    now spend the $20 on a cheepo speed bleeder

    Seriously though, thats a neat trick to know for situations where you don't have all your tools.

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