xlr8tn Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Anyone gravity bleed brakes? I finished up a line lock install yesterday and thought I'd give it a try. I gravity bled it from the master to the solenoid. I've always bled brakes the old fashioned way with someone pumping them. I have a little cheap self bleeder but that things a POS and more trouble than it's worth. The pedal feels fine and the test run went fine but I'm wondering about a bubble being in the line and biting me in the ass later. Should I just pull the wheels and have the wife work the pedal and do it the old fashioned way? Not sure if you guys have your wives help you with the car but mine is a bitch to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 if you have a good pedal its going to stay good unless you have a leak if I'm working alone and gravity bleeding doesn't work I have a mightyvac brand hand squeeze vaccuum pump with a little jar that does the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rice Eater Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I bought the Motive pressure bleeder from Jegs..love it, you can do it all yourself. Works great even on the 4 piston/4 bleeder calipers. My mityvac failed on the 4 piston calipers..got hand cramps and still had air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8tn Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 if you have a good pedal its going to stay good unless you have a leak if I'm working alone and gravity bleeding doesn't work I have a mightyvac brand hand squeeze vaccuum pump with a little jar that does the trick I have a real cheap self bleeder. I'd like to get a better one at some point. Pedal is good so I'll see how it goes. I went with an SLP line lock on the f-body.....if I had it to do over again or if I put one on the goat it's going to be an SJM next time around. Not very impressed with the SLP version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 ya if you use the one drip per second method you should be fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mitsumodder Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 i have used this method on flat rate pay and its great. i can go do another car while one bleeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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