I bought one of those one person bleeders, the type you pump with your hand
at the wheel cylinder to draw out the fluid. The problem was that once
when I got up to add more fluid to the resevoir, the pump accidentally fell
on to its side - which is actually pretty easy since it is not very big and
the tubing creates a twisting force that wants to tip it over. So, not
realizing that when the pump fell over, fluid went up the wrong tube, I
started pumping away to build up the pressure. What happened? The fluid
that went up the wrong tube got sprayed out all over the place! All over
my paint, etc. I rinsed it off, and it seemed to survive.
I tried again once, after creating this box to hold the unit so it would
not fall over again. So, what happened? I KICKED IT OVER!(at)#$*! I don't
use it any more.
A mechanic I know, who works by himself, swears that all you need is a 90
degree fitting for the bleeder valve attached to a long clear tube that you
run straight up from the valve and loop up and over the suspension, or
something. He opens the valve and then pumps away at the pedal, without
the OPEN, CLOSE, OPEN, CLOSE routine. Any air goes up the tube, and does
not sit by the valve to get sucked back in. I have tried it and have been
very happy with the results.
Jay
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