Brake fluid, one man change kit?

[Donald]

Im asking about the style you can do a complete fluid flush / swap all by yourself. I see there is the little one way valve style . Some say you can still pull back air when you take your foot off the brake petal through the threads on the bleed screw. . ?? Truth ?? Then several other styles. Dealer wants $270. Gen 3 Nissan Frontier. Want to do it right. But not sink the bank into it. What systems / cost efficient do yall recommend and use. Wardawg

The Speed Bleeder has thread compound on the threads so unlikely to get air back in. Plus you can get SS ones. So just that alone is worth getting them.

 

[xspeedy]

I won't use anything but my Motive bleeder. I put all new calipers,hoses,pads and rotors on our Mazda last spring. The Motive gives a nice firm pedal and best of all no helpers or pumping the brake pedal.

Think I paid ~$70 from Amazon a couple years ago. Check to see if they have an adapter for your Nissan.

I have it, and I don’t even put fluid in it. I just rely on it for air pressure to push MC reservoir fluid and keep topping it up. I worry about getting fluid everywhere and it is less to clean up this way. The bleeder doesn’t see any fluid. Different fittings for different vehicles though.

 

[The Critic]

I still prefer my electric Power Probe brake bleeder but this one works decently as well. It uses shop air but has its own in-line moisture filter.

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

I bought a mitivac hoping to use it for bleeds but it didn't work. Sucks too much air around bleed screw. Even if it worked, now you have the pump, hoses, adapters, bottles, all coated with brake fluid. Giant mess, now lives in its own bucket.

I considered getting a pressure bleeder but it's easier to get my wife to push the pedal while I work the bleed screw with a catch bottle.

Why does it matter if it sucks aired around the screw? It's not going into the system

 

[The Critic]

Why does it matter if it sucks aired around the screw? It's not going into the system

It does - I have tested it. I posted video clip of this.

Install a tight fitting hose on the nipple. Use vacuum to exchange the fluid. Turn off the vacuum and watch the air pockets flow out; it usually takes a good 30 seconds (minimum) for most of the air to escape.

If you vacuum bleed, always follow up with a manual bleed for the best pedal feel.

 

[TiGeo]

I have it, and I don’t even put fluid in it. I just rely on it for air pressure to push MC reservoir fluid and keep topping it up. I worry about getting fluid everywhere and it less to clean up this way. The bleeder doesn’t see any fluid. Different fittings for different vehicles though.

Same way I use it.

 

[johnmyster]

Why does it matter if it sucks aired around the screw? It's not going into the system

Because then, there I am pumping away and getting air bubbles out of my bleeder screw without actually exchanging fluid through the system.

 

[Kurtatron]

I’ve used only a mityvac, and the same exact one, for 15 years. I used it on 7 different vehicles and never had any problems with it. If there are air bubbles, I never noticed anything on the pedal.

 

[CarlB]

Reverse bleeder is another good solo alternative to speed bleeders or pressure bleeders.

 

[wtd]

Speedibleed offers a kit with a very generous amount of adapters. I have the Speedibleed kit with the numerous adapters, I haven't found a car the kit didn't fit.

This is the kit I own from them. Best brake bleeding system I have used in all of my years of doing brakes. I also have a couple of the Mityvac style of vacuum bleed kits as well as the Harbor Freight kit that you hook up to shop air. I prefer pressure bleeding over vacuum bleeding.
For those that say gravity bleed, I've had two instances after replacing brake lines that the only way I got the lines to bleed was with a helper pushing on the brake pedal. I tried the vacuum method and the gravity bleed method with no luck. I did not have a pressure bleeder back then, but it probably would have worked.

 

[Donald]

I have it, and I don’t even put fluid in it. I just rely on it for air pressure to push MC reservoir fluid and keep topping it up. I worry about getting fluid everywhere and it is less to clean up this way. The bleeder doesn’t see any fluid. Different fittings for different vehicles though.

I was planning on doing this but am still using SoeedBleeders. But the Motive is still in the box. Maybe I will try it.