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Bibio
01-03-15, 11:36 PM
ok i've never tried it but i have just had a wacky idea of using an inline fuel bulb as a brake bleeding tool.

it has a check valve (of sorts)
it moves fluid from one end to the other
its cheep

your thoughts?

TheRamJam
02-03-15, 11:58 AM
I use a syringe i bought for £3. Connect to caliper with some 5mm tubing and pump the fluid back up to the MC.

Works a treat, great lever with no messing about

aesmith
02-03-15, 12:58 PM
ok i've never tried it but i have just had a wacky idea of using an inline fuel bulb as a brake bleeding tool.
For pressure or vacuum? I was all set to use my oil extractor as a vacuum bleeder this weekend, but it turned out not to be needed as conventional bleeding did the trick. Using your primer bulb to push fluid back into the calliper, I think you might have problems getting all the air out of the bulb.