How To Bleed Brakes Easy! - Harbor Freight Pneumatic Brake Fluid Bleeder
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2020
- After driving the S6 for the first time a few videos ago, I knew I needed to bleed the brakes before this thing would be road-worthy. I went to Harbor Freight and picked up their pneumatic brake fluid bleeder. I was pleasantly surprised, as you can see in this review.
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3 tips... Bottle connection is upside down... Bottle should be in the reservoir making contact with fluid to fill as needed. Use silicon grease at bleeder valve and vacuum fitting..a lot of bubbles you are seeing may be aeration from air getting into the tubing from the fitting.. Last, work from the furthest caliper.. Usually rear-passenger.. Your pulling the clean stuff through most of the system and doing the rest will go more efficiently...
Exactly what I was going to say
I was going to say the same exact thing....Sometimes the directions are worth looking at, if you don't know what your doing lol. ( I know no ones perfect but)
@3:00, nozzle needs to below reservoir level to replenish fluid
@@PatricksDIYthe blind leading the blind lol
For VW/Audi it is procedure to do fronts at the same time first but when you are activating the ABS with VCDS. (VCDS is a VW/Audi/Porsche/Bentley software for diagnostics and adjustments)
Check your directions for the proper fitting on the fill bottle adaptor. As Wii J. said, you have it on backwards. In the orientation you have it, the reservoir WILL overflow and not stop until the bottle is empty. Not a good feeling when you see the mess. Peace!
Been looking at this item. Thank you for the video!
The refill bottle is supposed to be down in the reservoir so it fills as needed like a water cooler.
One thing you should have started on the rear brake farthest from the master cylinder then work your way progressively closer
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Just litterly bought this this Harbor freight brake bleeder yesterday. It's how I intend to spend my morning tomorrow thanks man👌👍
How did that go cause I’m about to buy one this afternoon and spend a rainy day with it 🤣
@@edgeofdarkness6132 Worked well as advertised.
I'm using it now, it looks like it's not pulling anymore fluid, but my reservoir still has fluid. Am I missing a step or is something seriously wrong?
Scion iM if that makes any difference.
@@matthewmagee5117 mine is the same way. its more air than anything. someone please help
I bought one of these pieces of shit from Harbor freight a couple of years ago and never got it to work right. Don't know why. Bleeding the slave cylinder on my 32 Ford roadster and I listened to this guy on this video and holy shit it works good. I don't know what I did wrong but it's working right now. Thanks for the good video buddy.
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The plastic adapter on the bottle go the opposite direction you had it so it doesn't overfill.
lmao right. instructions man. That's actually pretty creative though. I have never thought to put it in that way haha. And he managed to get it to stay like that!
@Joseph Zayd Yup, been watching on Flixzone} for years myself :)
A man, a camera and no idea
Disappointed you didn’t complete the job and show #1 how much you used #2 how long it took #3 how bad was the fluid (it could have gotten better/ worse) and number # 4 total cost . I only took the time to say this because you took the time to share this . Thanks and best to you !! Truly mean it !
That was pretty damn good
Just wanted to share some helpful tips. 1. you need to start at the furthest caliper from the master cylinder. 2. Flip the adapter around so the refill bottle fits in properly and doesn't over flow. 3. Make sure you seal the fitting on the bleeder valve with some grease or something a lot of those bubbles are air slipping in by the bleeder screw.
Thank you
Will this bleed the ABS System Module when replacing the master Cyl on a 98 Monte Carlo?
Hello friend, would this be successful in pushing air out of master cylinder (ran dry) while bleeding on truck?
Some people say change all fluid some say don't bother. I am in the school of change it every few years but the best practice is to start with the break farthest from the caliper. It will save you time and fluid doing that. Hope that helps you for next time
Caliper or Master Cylinder?
I agree. I've always understood that brake fluid is hydroscopic and can absorb moisture. Plus if it's showing color from age it's worth changing.
@@elifire4147 master cylinder
Always start in the rear when doing flushes. You start from the furthest away from the master cylinder
Why not furthest away from the ABS module?
Every car is different. I hope yah know that.
This is not true. Honda cars manual even state to do the front left first
My Hyundai Genesis is RR,FL,LR,RF. People need to read because posting videos and giving out false info.
How much psi is required for a system like this? Will a pancake compressor work?
Great stuff bro
When you bleed your brakes you must start with the passengers side rear brake then drivers side rear brake then passengers front side then drivers front break.
Bleeding procedures will vary by manufacturer.
@@markinhobarbouza true. Rule of thumb is, start bleeding at furthest wheel away from brake master cylinder and make your way towards the closest wheel
@@markinhobarbouza yea it varies by manufacturer but still by the location of his master cylinder the rule of thumb holds true lol.
Actually it is the furthest point from the master cylinder if the vehicle does NOT have ABS. If the vehicle is newer, it's the furthest point from the ABS unit. But you should always check with your particular vehicle manufacturer, because some manufacturers (Toyota for example) don't run the brake lines direct, so the furthest point could be a different wheel than thought because they run a brake line in an uncommon fashion (such as down one side and then crossover under the trunk and back up the other side)
Good intentions on the video, but you should know the correct way to do something, before making a video to show others how to do it. I gave you a thumbs up for all your efforts! Keep making videos though, many people don’t have much knowledge about these things! Peace brother✌🏻
I noticed something I would do, if that was my car. I'd put an adhesive backed rubber pad between the battery cable and the metal frame. It might not even be touching the frame, but it sure looks like it is.
Trial and error. In time you will get it!
Fellas, do not use a cheep air compressor with a small tank. It will take forever and I ended up pumping the brake myself.
How do you recommend cleaning out the Pneumatic brake bleeder tube without damaging it after using it?
What creates the vacuum? Do some compressors have a suck or reverse function?
Look up Venturi effect.
I used one of these turds today now my brakes are shit lol. They were fine, just an older low mileage vehicle with original fluids. I was getting air leak past the threads, so the bubbles were never ending. Going back to the good ole tubing in a pop bottle gig. Would've been faster for me too.
One whole 1 gallon bottle? One whole bottle of what quantity?
Will this bleed the abs module valve too?
Would a pancake, air pressure work
The fill bottle is backwards dude.
Isn't this a closed system? That means that you only need to bleed one caliper and the pressure draws air through the entire system?
Just read that somewhere when I bought this system.
It’s a closed system but their are 4 feeds. Generally 4 separate lines. Meaning the rear brakes have one line that splits to each wheel. At differential. And the front brakes have each an individual line. To remove air out of each line you need to do this four times. Starting with longest line or right rear wheel first. Then passenger front then left rear then left front. Going from Longest line to shortest lines.
Sometimes I get air from the brake bleeding screws pass the threads
the bottles stem needs to submerged into the fluid reservoir to avoid (A: overflowing), (B: to avoid air being captured while fluid is suspended between fill bottle and reservoir).
fluid in the refill bottle should be filled to the measurement of what is
(specified by the manufacturers) that a system requires to operate;
i.e. a (1 to 1) ratio, or a quart for a quart.
As well, when using the vacuum bleeder: manufacturer specify how much pressure is recommended to drawn from the system at any given point.
running the right pressure reduces the risk of creating micro bubbles throughout the system resulting in more fluid cycling procedures.
from the comments: tank size is equal to the value of which how many cubic feer per minute can be moved (in conjunction with refresh rate) of the motor at a sustained psi.
thanks for the video man.
i got a rough idea where i put the rest of that kit now.
What is the principle of the fluid being drawn in to the master without overflowing? I used to know the name but I’ve since forgotten.
fluid dynamics
@@freestyla101The Barometric Formula. it's the same concept that is used to measure InHg. If you stick the neck of a full bottle into fluid above sea level, atmospheric pressure outside keeps the fluid in the bottle.
i have this, and i can't get any brake fluid to flow into the bottle. i did it for a while and still no fluid. i hooked it up just like yours, maybe mine is defective? what are the tricks?
If the valve is set to open and it’s not flowing I would say it’s defective
TIP- Anyone who has had thier master cylinder leak back into their brake booster- how do you get all that fluid out without having to remove the booster and try to drain it and all that jive- right? You buy one of these- but instead of connecting it to the bleeder valve on your caliper- you remove that tip and use the hose like a vacuum cleaner to suck the brake fluid out of your booster. Once you have the fluid out- you don't have the fluid out- trust me. Pour water in it- relax, you're going to suck it back out- repeat until the water comes out fairly clean. Now use the air compressor to blow air in it and dry it out some. Now you can replace your master cylinder- and bleed your brakes with it like it's intended- put the tip back on.
And when you mount your filler bottle- the tip should be down in the reservoir submerged in your old fluid- so no air can be pulled into the system. This guy has the mount on upside down so- that's why the bottle is up above the reservoir- still works though apparently.
If you asked people, most of them would probably say they never had their brake fluid serviced. That is probably never even checked really.
Where did that car spend it's last days,it the Salt Lake? Dang ,Man ..look at all that rust...
Yellow isn't bad. Brown or dark gold is dirty. Black is really bad. Looks like to me some one has at-least purged this car once most likely more than that though. Cars that have never been done are brown, black or orange.
My problem is that I cannot get rid of the air bubbles running through the line. Like he mentioned air might be coming from the fitting. Any suggestions?
Vacuum out the master cylinder put in new fuild before u begin saves time and avoids most of the fuild mixing
Great idea
good vid except for all the camera movement, if you can keep your camera on a tripod while you speak it wil be 1000% better for teh viewer, the motion makes people dizzy watching s just little advice from a camera man Thanks
I bought this kit. It sucked air constantly and was super slow. I used the tube and the cup and had the wife pump the brakes. Screw the nonsense.
did you find the car in the trash?
Pretty close, the junkyard.
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I just bought this bleeder but the box says you need to use it with at least a 7 gallon compressor. Why is that?
you can try it with a smaller one. It may work fine. 7 gallons is probably the minimum of what the found to work the best. As long as your compressor has enough cfm to create enough constant vacuum. It should work no matter the size of the tank
@@stang1970 Thanks for the response. I was thinking of returning it but I'm going to give it a shot to see if it works well enough to keep.
@@thomascampbell5633 did this work out? I have a pancake air compressor.
@@npolite22 It worked well. It would be faster with a large, powerful compressor but it should be OK with most pancake compressors. Mine is a good pancake compressor with 1.3 HP, 6 gallon tank, 200 PSI capacity and 4.0 SCFM air flow rating.
One tip I learned is that you can keep air from leaking at the bleeder screw by wrapping the bleeder screw 3 times with Teflon tape. Then close the bleeder screw. Hook up the power bleeder and turn it on. Then slowly open the bleeder screw until you can see the brake fluid move through the tube. That way you will have no, or very little air leaking through the bleeder screw into the plastic tubing.
I have a 2 gall Craftsman air compressor & a 20 or 26 gall air compressor but, I used my 2 gall compressor yesterday bleeding my brakes with my Pittsburgh Pneumatic brake bleeder kit & it worked fine. Just had to take breaks & to ensure the master cylinder was fine because the bottle wasn't fitting quite perfect but, it worked very well
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I bought one and found it to be a complete JOKE. All it did was run the heck out of the compressor.
It doesn’t get tight enough around certain bleeder nipples for sure
Not all cars have that stupid perfectly round reservoir...
“It’s a tight fit but it’s a fit”
That’s what she said..
I'm thinking of trying this on a slave cylinder, who's with me, am I a genius or has this been done
I think it would be easier to have someone pump the clutch while you open and close the valve, this tool can take a while to fully bleed
Ok, I never tried it before, I bought one awhile back at HF for cheap just to have and my clutch is lil spongy, it can take awhile to manual pump with leg also( some times) and my ol lady hates it, I figure it has to be a win if it can be done! Woot woot!!!!
you're supposed to start in the back not the front
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Wasted a lot of brake fluid.
My brother in Christ read the directions before giving an instructional video 😂😂😂 honestly you should just delete it reupload it's so wrong lol
I’ll be on the lookout for your video thanks Brucey boy
Dude, read instructions first before doing any half a$$ job!!!
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If you're going to make a video about a tool/procedure.... the least you could do is OPEN THE USER MANUAL or actually know how to use the tool and not be a tool 😂
Christ Dude! He made a mistake and has been corrected numerous times.
I'll be sure not to throw M&M's your way as they'll fall through the holes in your hands!😅