integroid Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 http://i6.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/d1/82/e1f7_1.JPG I just received this in the mail for $25.00! I will give it a shot tomorrow night on the wife's van and report back. Looks very nice and I can't believe it was only $25. This is an air operated one man brake bleeding kit. You must ahve an air compressor for this to work. Similar kits sell in the $100+ range. It comes with two different kinds of feed bottles and one bottle that does the sucking. I found it here. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230214355613&rd=1#ebayphotohosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 How much cfm does it take? A lot of us only have pancake compressors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
integroid Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 There really wasnt any real instructions that came with it. I will email the seller and find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biz77 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 A steal at $20 if it works well. The MightyVac sells for more than quadruple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tougefox Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 hell if it works well let me know! I work for acura and i paid $90 for mine from snap on. What a rip for some bs plastic jug-lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
integroid Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Well, I just did a test run on just the fluid in the MBC resevoir. It sucked better than my ex girlfriend in college;) I havent tried to hook it up to the caliper but I am going to say it will work fine. The seller told me it will work fine on any CFM as long as it is between 80-165 psiI am bleeding the brakes tomorrow on my wife's car and will report back when I am done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostsr20 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Yeah but how long do you need to be able to hold 80 psi? Try to get a time frame when your doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 It can't use much CFM or else you would blow all of the fluid out of the system in about a second Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostsr20 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 It can't use much CFM or else you would blow all of the fluid out of the system in about a second I'm still trying to figure out why you would need 80 psi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadgm07 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 you only need like 20psi to bleed brakes, too much pressure will cause issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyd2005 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 It can't use much CFM or else you would blow all of the fluid out of the system in about a second Are you sure? We use air powered suction pads on our tooling fixtures. In order to maintain constant vacuum, they require constant cfm. If you had a small tank, you'ld run out pretty quick. I could be mistaken but this thing doesn't look like it is pressurizing the brake fluid so much as generating a vacuum on the back end to suck it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
integroid Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 No, it does not pressurize the brake fluid. It uses the air to form vacuum on the line. It is the same concept that Snap On uses for their air powered brake bleeders. Basically, it constantly sucks fluid until you let off on the handle. Think of it as a mighty vac without having to pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Think about a Mity-Vac; the brake system has a very small volume. I have used one of these pumps and I would take the MityVac over them any day. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 2ft 1/4 tubing 1 empty bottle Flare wrench Get the bitch in the car and have her pump the pedal. Or if your like Keefe ya turn it into a Nascar pit stop and get 4 other phuckers, one at each wheel and one on the pedal. OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
integroid Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 My Review. Let me first say that I do not have the best air compressor. It might flow 100psi max. It worked as advertised and I was able to bleed each side of my wife's van in about 5-10 minutes. It has a hook to make the handle constatly engage. I left it engage and watched the fluid level. I would let it almost empty then fill it back up and move to the next corner. The speed bleeders are much faster per corner but this does not require any pumping of the pedal. I would like to try this on a real air compressor and see how much better it could be. For $20 though, it is hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Power Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Did you say it did not come with instructions. I have never used one of those, nor bleed brakes. Can someone explain exactly what to do. I do have a nice compressor so that isn't an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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