docjim Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I've had problems bleeding the rear drums on my 260Z custom. I was always fighting the tendency of air bubbles to want to rise and it took forever and squeezing the vacuum bleeder really tired out my hands. so, when I replaced my old rear strut cushions with new ones, I disconnected the brake lines and this, of course, drained the lines. I dreaded bleeding them again and in desperation devised this pressure brake bleeder. I was amazed at how well it works! I just reversed the vacuum bleeder bottle connections, filled the bottle with brake fluid, and attached a bicycle pump. simply slowly pumping the bicycle pump forces the brake fluid into the lines without any possibility of air getting into the system. 60cc in both sides and the job was done! here's a picture of my jury rigged setup (the strap wrench is just to keep the bottle from tipping over): Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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