Speed Bleeders

[95GST]

review about speed bleeders:

Those of you who don't know, it is a special bleeder you put on your brake caliper so air and liquid can go out and not go back in. So you can do brake bleeding all by yourself.

I have come to love and hate these things. It works very well for one man bleeding. However, they are not cheap at $7.00 each. Also, it's very hard to tell how much to tighten the bleeders. If you tighten too much, it will snap. I ruined my brand new caliper this way. They are made of this super soft brass material. Stainless steel version of certain size are available and it's at a whopping $15.00 EACH! I have developed a "speedbleeder-tightening" fobia since my first accident. Tightening not enough will cause brake fluid to come out slowly while driving.

In conclusion, they do the job while very frustrating when tightening. It's not like your regular bleeders where you can just tighten it until you KNOW that will not leak.

Anyone have any tips about tightening these suckers?

[greenstreak]

Anyone know the required size for the bleeders. Both for the brakes and for the clutch slave?

[Michael]

vfaq, dude

Sizes are SB1010 (10mmx1.0) for nonBigBrake calipers (front and rear), and SB7100 (7mmx1.0) for the BigBrake calipers. However, put a boxend wrench on both the front and rear bleed screws and make sure of this, as I believe Apr 92-up cars use 7mm on the front and rear, whether they have BigBrakes or not.

[greenstreak]

Damn, I should have known to check there. ;)

[16g-95GSX]

First time I have ever seen someone tell Greenstreak to search :)

[Jehu]

What I found worked better were the one man brake bleeder tool. It's basically a hose with a one way check valve at the end. Works basically the same way the speed bleeders do, except this costs $2.99, and you can keep your stock stout bleeders. I'd recommend this instead of the speed bleeders...I hear too often of them breaking off, getting dirty etc etc.

[Nick 92 TSi AWD]

My friend stripped the bleed screw piece on my wilwood calipers, the speedbleeders were actually harder in that case. Luckily I had a spare.

I'm getting one of these, http://www.apexperformance.net/brake%20bleeders.htm, and going back to normal bleeders. I always have someone that can help me so I don't really need the speed bleeders.

One tip when bleeding brakes by pumping the pedal, DO NOT push the pedal to the floor. I've had the seal on the master cylinder rip before because it got over extended. Just put a block of wood under the brake pedal while bleeding.

[TheCrush]

Originally posted by Nick 92 TSi AWD
My friend stripped the bleed screw piece on my wilwood calipers, the speedbleeders were actually harder in that case. Luckily I had a spare.

I'm getting one of these, http://www.apexperformance.net/brake%20bleeders.htm, and going back to normal bleeders. I always have someone that can help me so I don't really need the speed bleeders.

One tip when bleeding brakes by pumping the pedal, DO NOT push the pedal to the floor. I've had the seal on the master cylinder rip before because it got over extended. Just put a block of wood under the brake pedal while bleeding.

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[Nick 92 TSi AWD]

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[GSXtreme]

On my 93 AWD its an 8mm wrench I use to remove the bleeder??? Is everyone elses 7 and 10mm??

Jim

[Gonzo]

Originally posted by GSXtreme
On my 93 AWD its an 8mm wrench I use to remove the bleeder??? Is everyone elses 7 and 10mm??I've never seen anything other than those two sizes (7 or 10mm) on stock DSM calipers.

Erik A.
#206/1000

[GSXtreme]

I ended up just bleeding them the old fashion way, wedge a board between the seat and brake pedal, and release the pressuare at the stock bleeder, easy enough, and I save $40.

Jim

[Gonzo]

FYI, Jeg's sells Speed Bleeders made by Russell (which are identical--I've compared them side-by-side) for $7/pr. So you saved $14. ;) Having bled the brakes on my pickup on my own once, I decided the small price is more than worth it to avoid the hassle...

Erik A.

[SoMeKiD]

I use a one man bleeder kit that I got from checker. About $6 I think it was. I LOVE it! SO much easier. You just stick the hose on the nipple, the fluid can only go one way so you just have a guy push the brakes until no more air, then you're done. You don't have to close, open, close, open, close, open, you get the picture. It is great for just doing it yourself too, although it is eaiser to tell if there is air in the lines when you can watch it go through.

All in all, I will never not use one again ;)

[James92TSi]

I have Russell speed bleeders on all 4 calipers on my car. Sure beats the hell out of any other 1-man bleeder setup I've tried. Very easy to use and worth the money.

I need to pick up another one for the clutch.. right now I still have to do that one the old fashioned way.

[TNOMUD]

I have had nothing but good luck with the Russel Speed bleeders from SUmmit Racing.....................they are a gift from God.....

[Nova_77]

im just trying to clear things up with speed bleeders u just open it and pump fluid through till it is clean and no air right then close correct?

[Gonzo]

Yup, that's it. Piece of cake, huh? Get an extra for your clutch line--quite frankly, that probably gets more use than my brake bleeders. :)

Erik A.
#206/1000

[Esocrateez]

I use a pressure bleeder to bleed my brakes. It is rather expensive in comparison to "speed bleeders" but I look at it as a one time investment. Bleeding becomes a one man job and requires no pedal pumping whatsoever, also, it does an excellent job of removing air bubbles.

http://www.bmw-m.net/techdata/images/0702_007.jpg

Lates,
Eric

[F1HolEShoT]

Originally posted by Esocrateez
I use a pressure bleeder to bleed my brakes. It is rather expensive in comparison to "speed bleeders" but I look at it as a one time investment. Bleeding becomes a one man job and requires no pedal pumping whatsoever, also, it does an excellent job of removing air bubbles.


Lates,
Eric

i like that piece, where did you get it?

[Esocrateez]

The above picture was taken off of a BMW website and I purchased it from Bavarian Motorsports (if I recall correctly). They sell the identical bleeder for $49.00 at:

http://www.machv.com/motpowbleed.html

Lates,
Eric