Okay... So I'm looking to purchase a brake-bleeder kit, since it isn't always convenient to have someone around to help me when I need to bleed my brake lines.

Harbor Freight (yeah, they suck, but their stuff is also what is in my price range) has two brake bleeders. One goes for $24.99, and the other is listed for $3.99.

Seems like a pretty big difference in price, anyone have any familiarity with either item, and can tell mewhat the difference in what I'm getting is? The links are:

One Man Brake Bleeder Kit - $3.99 (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=37201)
Brake Bleeder - 24.99 (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=46314)

I was also thinking of picking up this timing light (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=40963), anyone have any input on whether it will get the job done, or if its a big waste of $$?

Thanks!

Go with the cheap one - I got mine at AutoZone and it works fine.

Edit - if I was going to spend the $$ - just get one with a hand pump.

Screw those cheezy little one man break bleeders.

http://www.motiveproducts.com/

ITs inexpensive and Works Awsome.

I really hate all one man bleeders. For about $20 for front and rear, Russell Speed Bleeders work great... and they are always on your truck. Extreamly easy to use.

Corp Site (http://www.russellperformance.com/automotive/index.html)

Originally posted by WheelingPiazza
Screw those cheezy little one man break bleeders.

http://www.motiveproducts.com/

ITs inexpensive and Works Awsome.

These are way cool too... I really like that you can be at the wheel cyl and see the fluid coming out with a pressure bleed system. I made one of these with a little garden sprayer for less than $20 in parts. The problem with the one I have is getting it to fit the Toyota caps... I think I will be ordering one of their adaptors soon :D

Mine works awsome. I have the chevy adapter and all the other ones they offer, I am really suprised at how much I use it..

get their 3.99 one, it works well and is well worth the money, and uses the correct way to bleed brakes, I would get two kits so you can do both brakes on the same axle.

QUOTE]Originally posted by paniolo


These are way cool too... I really like that you can be at the wheel cyl and see the fluid coming out with a pressure bleed system. I made one of these with a little garden sprayer for less than $20 in parts. The problem with the one I have is getting it to fit the Toyota caps... I think I will be ordering one of their adaptors soon :D [/QUOTE]

Paniolo... ditto. Home made unit. For the Land Cruiser pressure adapter, I used an old bicycle tube and a metal disc. Round metal disc, with a hole in the center. Cut the tube and put the stem through the metal disc. Whole thing is held with some industrial strength velcro strapping to the top of the master cylinder reservoir.

Two problems: my home made system didn't have a big enough amount of fluid in it (needs to refill), and with the top disc leaving the reservoir filled to the top, it is a mess stuff the brake fluid cap back in place (mighty vac is used to slurp out the excess fluid).

Hmm... probably have 20 bottles of old brake fluid, need to run by the Haz-Mat recycle place (used brake fluid is nasty stuff... ).

Tom :usa:

heh.. I usually crack the bleeders and fill the MC. Wait for gravity to pull the fluid to the brakes and out. Doesn't take that long, you get 90% bled that way. I just find a helper for 5 minutes to do the rest. (really.. anyone about 7 years old and up works)

Originally posted by twaldher
(really.. anyone about 7 years old and up works)

I take it your dad had you helping him at this when you were a kid too :D

Originally posted by WheelingPiazza
Screw those cheezy little one man break bleeders.

http://www.motiveproducts.com/

ITs inexpensive and Works Awsome.

Never seen that before.....that is pretty damn cool :)

These are some of the best things I ever installed on my truck...

http://www.russellperformance.com/automotive/index.html

Hmm Damn... Now I'm really torn. The speed bleeders are way cool... But I could get a lot of use out of that pressure bleeder!!!

Nuts. I was hoping someone would just make up my mind for me, not give me more exciting options than what I started with.

you can get one man bleaders at NAPA for 5 bucks

Harbor Freight shit is cool till it breaks after 2 uses:D

One word: MIGHTYVAC

Originally posted by paniolo
I really hate all one man bleeders. For about $20 for front and rear, Russell Speed Bleeders work great... and they are always on your truck. Extreamly easy to use.

Corp Site (http://www.russellperformance.com/automotive/index.html)

I use the Misty system:

"Misty, do you want to go wheeling with me this weekend? Then, come out here and help me bleed the brakes!"

Ahh, my wife always complains, but always assists. As long as I don't have her tearing down the front end after every trip (like I have to do), she's a good sport.

It's almost free if you don't count all the shopping saless, jewelry and all that crap. Of course, she's the sugar momma, so it's hard to say no...

Being a cheap ass with a lot of time on my hands, I used an old bicycle inner tube. Cut in half, knot on one end, other end hose clamped to the opening on my MC. I slowly filled the inner tube and then walked around and cracked the bleeders. Worked very well.