NEVER Bleed Brakes Until Watching This!

Watch at proclaimliberty2000 how to save time and money with this simple trick when you bleed the brakes on your vehicle.

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[fknows]

As a mobile mechanic, I have been bleeding brakes and clutches like this as a one man operation for the last 35yrs and has never failed me yet

[raharold]

Yep, I've been bleeding brakes like this since for over 30 years. It works great! There are a few of minor issues I've encountered over the years. First, the hose tends to flip the bottle over when it's empty. You can simply add more fluid to weigh the bottle down, put a weight in it, like a large nut, or tape a weight to the bottom. Second, the nipples sometimes leak, allowing air into the brake system. This can be solved by simply wrapping their threads with teflon tape or thread sealant and also by only opening the bleeder screws just enough to let fluid out - no more.

[davidshettlesworth]

Thank you for this Gem of knowledge for DIY car folks. My wife also thanks you since she was the one who used to have to be the "Pump the Brake Pedal" person when I did brake jobs on my vehicles. Carry On Sir!

[geraldfranz]

Mind blow !!!
I have been using the caveman method for years bleeding my breaks by myself. Which is actually kneeling beside the car, pumping the brakes by hand, and then wedging a solid 4" block against the paddle. Next crawl under, loosen the bleeder, then back to the car. Good exercise, but unnecessary to say the least.
Glad one of us was using his noggin, lol.
Thanks for sharing brother.
😎👍✌🖖💥🛎 Peace

[FrancisFurtak]

Love this video. Straight ahead and to the point not like others who go on and on about themselves! Great practical help. Keep them coming. Thanks we need more people like you!

[bdjm]

Yup, I'm a one man shop and use this approach. Only thing I would add is that I have siliconed a piece of pipe to the bottom of my bottle so it doesn't tip over, also add zip ties on either side of the cap to keep your hose from pulling out.

[burnerloco]

Made one out of a pickle jar. With two pieces of old steel brake line and epoxied them in the lid. Run a small piece of tubing to the bottom of the jar add clean fluid attach hand vacuum pump to other tube give it a couple pumps and sit back till clean fluid comes out

[jimknight]

Wow something I learned in the '70s back in high school is still going on it totally blows my mind man. 👍🇺🇸☮️

[GentlemanH]

The brake bleeder threaded nipple is usually quite tight and is not made of hard steel and I therefore always try and use a ring spanner and not an open ended 8mm spanner as shown here. Thank you for an informative video.

[abrahamlincoln]

I have bled brakes on my own many times and wanted to see what you had to say about it, as it came up in suggested videos. You literally covered everything. Even covered venting the bottle and locating the abs so you can start farthest away. Have a fresh bottle of brake fliud on hand, don't use old brake fluid.

[mossig]

Before doing this you need to put a piece of wood under the brake pedal. The thickness of the wood should be so that it does not fit under the pedal when hard pressure is applied to by your foot on the pedal. This is done to prevent the pedal to travel past the point that the pedal normally gets resistance. Inside the brake master cylinder there will be a wear grove from years of use. The rubber seals will become damage passing over this grove repeatedly when bleeding by pumping the pedal. I don't know why I tell you this, because I will now loose money selling less replacement master cylinders. On a 10 year old car or older, failure is very common when bleeding without vacuum or pressure devices. Also remember that some cars like old Chevy trucks you need to block the safety valve with a special clamp or you will loose pressure to one or more wheels.

[gustafgutt]

Excellent. Complete, clear, and concise. Thank you very much!

[jackreston]

You dont need any device or other person to bleed brakes. The best way is to simply gravity bleed. One simply opens the bleeder screw and let gravity cause the fluid to drip for about 20 minutes. Never had a problem doing it this way ever. Everyone tries to make it harder than it has to be.

[robertcromwell]

I have been doing this for many years. The silicone airline tubing for aquariums works better than the vinyl tubing. I also screw a nut on the end of the tubing in the bottom of the bottle to make sure it stays in the bottom. This way you can use any open container. I like using a metal can or glass jar. They do not tend to fall over like a light weight plastic bottle. Also a canning jar makes a good clean storage solution for the 1 man bleeder. Just safely dispose of the fluid in the jar, put the tubing in the jar and put on a lid. Keeps it all together and clean until needed again.

[bonkeydollocks]

Start your engines! Oh sorry wrong one, yes this is how it was done back in the day, worth showing though for the people who have never seen it. Clear and to the point video 👍🏼

[mannypuerta]

Sometimes air enters the system via the bleeder screw threads. That’s why I like to close the bleeder screw with brake pedal pressure being applied for the final bleed.

[richardwallinger]

great video make sure to prevent air entering past the bleeder threads by wrapping PTFE tape around the bleed nipple threads ..

[Harleylovinchelley]

If you have time to burn the brake fluid will feed down by gravity. It's slow but it will work. And that allows plenty of time to check the brake reservoir to keep it full.

For me, this suggestion is awesome. This is how I will be doing it in the future.



My uncle insists, people should bleed the brakes at least every two years to remove moisture. It usually collects near the calipers and that is what causes the caliper to get rusty and stick. He has a Jeep 19 years old with the original calipers so he must be correct.

[rixretros]

Thanks for a great vid reminding me to start at the right rear wheel and work closer to the master cylinder with each wheel.

My favourite "wrench turner" first uses a turkey baster to suck all the cruddy fluid out of the master cylinder and then refills it with new fluid...but leaves the cap off. He then puts my car up on the hoist, cracks ALL the bleeders open and gives me a bottle of new fluid and puts me in charge of keeping the master cylinder full. He then goes back to work doing other things. About 10 to15 minutes later, he comes back, visually checks that each bleeder has fresh clear fluid coming out and tightens each in the proper order back to front of vehicle. He wipes up the bled fluid with a couple of rags, lowers the vehicle and tops up the master cylinder, lastly putting the lid back on. Gravity has done all the work with a little assist from me. $40 later and I'm back on the road.
Now I'm going to try this on my own because I'm 1500 miles from home and my vehicle needs this done, corner shop that I use each winter while on my snowbird vacation wants $ cost of tax to do the same thing !!! Yikes !!!
I'll do the wheels one at a time WITH a bottle to save the mess but the end result will be the crossed. Wish me luck folks.

[terenceennis]

First did this system in 1958 on my Ford popular. Thank goodness you are keeping the flag flying.