Any opinions on http://www.spieglerusa.com/cfm/bleeder.cfm for the brakes and clutch?
be handy on the truck for sure,..hehe
I installed speed bleeders on two of my motorcycles and they are easy to use. Before installing them on my '03 Road King/TLE I did the three brakes the old way (with the help of my wife). To tell you the truth, for the amount of times that I change brake fluid (maybe once a year or so) it's not worth the extra cost and installation.
You can buy a one-way valve that hooks into your bleed tube and does the same thing. That's what I'm getting.
With a check valve there is still the possibillity that air gets sucked through the thread's gap. US Threads are usually very sloppy, but on metric bleeding screws too I had several times a sucking action through the tread itsself, when I just closed the auxilliary hose with my thumb. So I went back to the old wrench method.
Mount transparent auxiliarry hose
Open screw,
other person pull the break handle.
close screw
free handle.... and so on.
Still safer than spending in a check valve that may get stuck.
In any case You good of to allways put a cap on the bleding screws. Any debrid inside the caliper is awfull. Easy way o make a cap: cut a hose heat it up and close it with a plier. Uggly but safe when the original rubber caps get lost.
Regards
Sven Peter Pan
Originally written by akathetroll on 2/18/2008 2:23 PM
Any opinions on http://www.spieglerusa.com/cfm/bleeder.cfm for the brakes and clutch?
I use those for my XS750 and CB750K. I had to buy new bleed nipples anyway and speed bleeders are not that more expensive than regular ones.
I don't dare to ask my wife to help me in a garage so bleeding brakes by myself is really a plus.
The thread is coated with sealant and you open 1/4 turn for bleeding and close it when done so there is no worry for the leakage. And of course it comes with a rubber cap.
