Decided to install the SS Speed Bleeders I had bought for my pickup. All four of the old ones came out (good sign) and I screwed the Speed Bleeders in. Since I was there and these are Speed Bleeders I decided to do a brake flush since it would only take a few extra minutes per wheel and I had already sucked out the old brake fluid from the master cylinder reservoir. Was very easy.
I do have two questions:
1) on one or two of the old bleeder screws, the end that goes in the caliper was not nice and cone shaped, rather it looked like the very end was ground flat. So mostly cone shaped but the very end was ground flat.
2) How hard should the pedal pressure be to overcome the spring & ball one way valve? Should I even notice I have Speed Bleeders vs just a partially open regular bleeder screw? The reason I ask is one some of the wheels I had to press pretty hard to push old fluid out and on others it was very easy. I tried to open each one 1/2 turn.
My Motive brake bleeder is still in the box. One advantage to the Motive is you would actually be at the caliper seeing the fluid get pushed out. And could see it change from dirty to clean.
I do have two questions:
1) on one or two of the old bleeder screws, the end that goes in the caliper was not nice and cone shaped, rather it looked like the very end was ground flat. So mostly cone shaped but the very end was ground flat.
2) How hard should the pedal pressure be to overcome the spring & ball one way valve? Should I even notice I have Speed Bleeders vs just a partially open regular bleeder screw? The reason I ask is one some of the wheels I had to press pretty hard to push old fluid out and on others it was very easy. I tried to open each one 1/2 turn.
My Motive brake bleeder is still in the box. One advantage to the Motive is you would actually be at the caliper seeing the fluid get pushed out. And could see it change from dirty to clean.