Bleed brakes by yourself - DIY Brake Bleeder tool - Brake flush

In this video, I create my own brake bleeding tool out of a soda bottle and some vinyl tubing and bleed all four wheels of my pick up truck. It's a pretty simple process to flush the brake system. No longer does it take two people to bleed the brakes. Now I can bleed the brakes by myself using this one person method.

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[billyteekel]

At minute 3:50 I saw the white Newbalances and I knew I could trust this man

[jglencoe]

You know there's nothing in this world that I appreciate more than simplistic genius. Thank you good sir for being so intelligent and for sharing it with the rest of us. I'd like to ad how much I appreciate the fact that you don't over explain or try to play at being some sort of rocket scientist while explaining a simple procedure. Basically thank you for being smart not cocky and just plain cool. It is a rarity and very refreshing.

[jugheadcg]

Been bleeding brakes for years with two people, today I have no assistant. Thank you very much. Great video.

[englishpro]

I feel like I owe you money. This is the best trick ever. Mechanic for 32 years and I never seen this. Worked perfectly.

[robertpage]

I have been working on brakes since 75 thank you for for teaching an old dog new trick bottle bleed was great I changed a little fo r myself but just wanted to say thanks

[supamadevu]

Guy you're a genius. I spent like 40 bucks last year and did my brakes in my minivan, the kit didn't worked properly and my lack of knowledge was enough to crash the minivan against my neighbor. Yesterday i replaced the caliper of my car using your method and it went perfect, i was scared at the beginning, even after finishing but i drove around the blocks and the brakes were perfect. You are the best. And i owe you this one. Thanks.

[bobbymolis]

Honestly one of the best videos on YouTube for brake bleeding

[rstelzer]

YOU CAN THERMAL SHOCK THE BLEEDER VALVE BY USING A TORCH TO HEAT AROUND THE CONNECTION, THEN HIT THE VALVE WITH A SHOT OF SPRAY FROM A CAN OF "FREEZE IT". This will expand the hole and shrink the valve allowing you to separate the two. It might take a few times of thermally shocking it but it works well. A new valve is a lot cheaper than an entire caliper. I've been doing this since the sixties! Also add a little transmission fluid to the point of connection to help lube get in there and help loosen it too. Good video!

[marinegunny]

Bled my brakes today using the method you showed on this video and it worked like a charm! Thanks for the info without a bunch of non-essential things that make watching other videos a chore 😁

[aznsketcher]

"If *Plan A* fails, you got 25 letters left."
🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍
You just saved some people a good chunk of change with this video👍.

[Biosintech]

Great video to the point! and very humble when explaining that the release valve broke when trying to open, then had to buy another caliper, plus having the name of our Lord present. God bless You too.

[Gonesailn]

Thank you for the video on how to do this. I've been doing my own brakes for 50 years. Always had someone help me bleed them. Now I don't have to bug my wife for help anymore. LoL!!

[MC-hsmf]

Man your video helped. I went to Oreillys last night to get rotors turned. My closest store has jerked me around for 2 weeks, so drove to 2nd closest which is about 40 minutes away. I pull rotor off and it cant be turned. They seemed like they didnt really want to do it there either. At first stated cant promise they can do 2 front ones last before closing. I stated I called before driving and was told yes.

Pissed off, I walked 3 businesses down to Auto Zone. I bought a caliper 2 rotors and set of pads and a coke to drink. I also bought the bleeder kit for one man, well it tipped and hose popped off. The store had closed and I'm still there solo in a crunch so I used tubing and coke bottle.
I had watched your video the other day. I was able to get one side done rotor pads and caliper. I just did my pads 1000 miles ago but re did since I'm adding a new rotor. I will do the other side today in the comfort of my yard. Video definitely helped.

[jontnoneya]

GREAT VID! What sucks is bleeder kits run anywhere from $25 to over $100. I love this simple, affordable solution. Thank you!

[IMaliveone]

Great video. I'm not a mechanic but I do know from experience if you fear your bleed screws are fused to the caliper (common) you can use some PB Blaster on them the night before to hopefully penetrate the rust. Then before trying to break them loose, heat well with a butane or hotter torch then hit it with the PB Blaster to shock the bleeder by fast cooling it. Repeat a couple of times to be safe and use a bleeder wrench (6 sided), 6-sided open-end wrench or line wrench. The heat/cool method can also be used if you strip the bleeder to avoid having to get a new caliper. Just shock it a couple of times and as someone posted below, if the bleeder is stripped using this heat method you should be able to get it out using vice grips at that point.

[unclemikeb]

This was clever. I spent the money to buy a "one way valve" that goes on the brake bleeder hose. Supposedly it prevents air from getting back in the bleeder hose when you release the brake pedal. But what you created does the same thing in that IF anything is pulled back into the brake line it will be some fluid not air.

A guy who worked a professional brake shop told me they just open the bleeders and let gravity work. That way they can just stay up by the master cylinder and keep it topped off.

Something else occurred to me. Several years ago the left rear caliper in my car seized and would not release. One day I got out and smelled hot metal. I knew right away what it was. Got new caliper and rotor before going home. Guy at the parts store told me bleed brakes every couple years and this won't happen. Any moisture that gets in the brake line will migrate to the caliper because of the heat and cool cycles of driving. That means rust in the caliper so it gets stuck.

So, when I am on my game I bleed all four calipers every even numbered year.

[WestcoastCondition]

if you have a stuck bleeder try tapping a finishing nail all the way down into the opening in the bleeder before crimping the vice grips on, that way the bleeder will not collapse when you grab it with the grips. a bleeder is much cheaper then a new caliper ;) they are notoriously fragile mainly because they are hollow, if you fill that hole with something it will be much stronger and give you a better chance of getting it out with vice grips or a pipe wrench or whatever your favorite tool is. obviously you will have to replace the bleeder but they are cheap and good to replace anyways. use antiseize when you replace them. PS great video, great idea

[michaelt]

Before even starting this job, check that you can crack open all bleeders in advance so you don’t have to buy any new calipers!

Part A

Use a combination of cleaning with a wire brush, penetrating oil, a six point socket on the bleeder with some gentle taps. Repeat this a few times working the nut back and forth in small increments if possible.

Part B

If nothing budges, then apply heat to the caliper around the bleeder, NOT on the bleeder itself. Repeat Part A steps outlined above wiping off excess penetrating oil to prevent flareups Try Part B again.
Repeat at least 3 times (if needed) and be patient.

[DiligentDave]

Great video. I’m a DIY person myself, and really appreciate money saving tips.

The only thing I would do differently is drill the holes with the cap off the bottle so I don’t have to clean the bottle out again.

[michaelvachon]

Love it when I watch a DIY video and I don't have any questions. If a picture is worth a thousand words, your video must be worth a whole library! Admit I was a bit skeptical at first (I've done a ton of these in my yard and had varying degrees of success with other methods), but now I see how fool-proof this really is! Thank you, sir!