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clinehall
 Post subject: Power Bleeders
PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:51 pm 
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Does anywhere in the Raleigh area sell power bleeders?

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clinehall wrote:
Does anywhere in the Raleigh area sell power bleeders?


Autosport Gallery in Raleigh has them. Give Tom a call...

FYI...if you need it, he probably has it or can get it for you quickly. He knows his stuff.

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STopped by Auto gallary today, he is now operating it out of his house at 536 Cooper off of Poole rd. The bleeder did cost more than ordering and shipping from anywhere else, oh well.

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clinehall wrote:
STopped by Auto gallary today, he is now operating it out of his house at 536 Cooper off of Poole rd. The bleeder did cost more than ordering and shipping from anywhere else, oh well.


I've built two custom ones for friends. All ya gotta do is ask man.

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I saw you had one but I didn't notice that it was a VK Specialties! T

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clinehall wrote:
STopped by Auto gallary today, he is now operating it out of his house at 536 Cooper off of Poole rd. The bleeder did cost more than ordering and shipping from anywhere else, oh well.


When I first bought some Marchell H4s from Tom many moons ago, he was selling out of his house. And it was a little more expensive than mail order but I got what I needed. Sometimes thing come full circle.

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I saw you had one but I didn't notice that it was a VK Specialties! T


Mine is the Motive Power Bleeder. At the time I ordered it I had several projects going on (Corvette brakes for one) and didin't want one more. I've since made one for Randy's Mustang and Tom F's RX-8. The cost is a little less than the Motive one, but not much less.

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i recently saw one that was powered by an air compressor. kinda pricey and requires about 90 psi. glad i could help :roll: :roll:
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steve remchak wrote:
i recently saw one that was powered by an air compressor. kinda pricey and requires about 90 psi. glad i could help :roll: :roll:


90psi !!! all you need is 10-15psi max. that's why the simple hand pump is sufficient.

if you like making your own tools you can get small pressure sprayer at HD. then a pressure gauge, hose, brake fluid reservoir cap, a couple of small clamps, some silicone and presto. home made bleeder. i decided to just buy the Motiv unit. it isn't that expensive and i'm getting my moneys worth out of it.

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I'm not too sure a brake reservior could take 90psi. I have a feeling it would blow it off the master cylinder.

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I'm not too sure a brake reservior could take 90psi. I have a feeling it would blow it off the master cylinder.


I'm sure you are correct! I use 10-15 PSI on my power bleeder.

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it doesn't work off the master cylinder. it draws from the wheel.
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steve remchak wrote:
it doesn't work off the master cylinder. it draws from the wheel.


Even the hand held Mity-Vacs don't need more than about 20-25psi to suck the fluid through.

Given a choice you are better off pushing the fluid through from the reservoir under pressure than pulling it through the bleeder. People have had problems with the Mighty-Vacs causing air bubbles in the calipers.

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problems with the Mighty-Vacs causing air bubbles in the calipers.
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