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speed bleeders

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I have a 82' GS850GZ. I am going to bleed both brakes. The speed bleeders offered on fleabay are a set of two. But there are 2 brake hoses in the front and one hose in the rear. So would I need 3 brake bleeders? Or can I take one off and use it for another hose? Thanks again,
John.
 
You'll need one for each caliper you want to try them on. The minute you take one off of a bled caliper, you've introduced air back into that system and you'll be bleeding it again.
 
I tried speed bleeders on my GS850, but wasn't at all impressed.

The money would be far better spent on a MityVac -- it's fast, easy, and thorough.
 
No big deal.

No big deal.

Mine work just fine but considering the cost and the fact that it's a job not done often (and is easy to do without them), I wouldn't buy them again.
 
Just my opinion ...... speed bleeders are a bit pointless & unreliable at best, after all how long does it take to bleed brakes properly ? half an hour maybe ! even six pots are easy enough if you know how,

Despite what you might read elsewhere, brakes are really easy to bleed & those that have trouble usually dont know how to do it or have a problem somwhere in the system :cry:
 
If you've got to replace the original nipples and you can get the speed bleeders cheap enough they're worth having. But that's about it I reckon.

Wally
 
Speed bleeders on a bike are pretty useless. After all, it's easy to reach the lever/pedal with one hand and the bleed nipple with the other. That being said, I do have speed bleeders on my 4Runner and they work great. It makes a two-person job a one-person job for about a quarter of the price of a MityVac.
 
Ok. I will probably not buy them off of fleabay and do it myself at somepoint when I start the other gasket repairs when I get a chance to use someone's garage. Thanks guys.
 
JTsGS650 said:
Speed bleeders on a bike are pretty useless. After all, it's easy to reach the lever/pedal with one hand and the bleed nipple with the other. That being said, I do have speed bleeders on my 4Runner and they work great. It makes a two-person job a one-person job for about a quarter of the price of a MityVac.
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There is another way to make it a one man job. You'll need to aquire a one way in line check valve used in a lot of Mercedes and BMW's. This valve, which fits inline in the hose coming off the bleeder, is about the size of a marble. If you put it on the right way, air doesn't backwash, and you can do the whole job on a car even, without help. BTW, the Mercedes part number on the part is 123-800-00-78. Dealer price on this is $9.25.
 
hampshirehog said:
If you've got to replace the original nipples and you can get the speed bleeders cheap enough they're worth having. But that's about it I reckon.

Wally
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I reckon your right. I bought a set of them for the front brakes, but thought it was going to magically turn it into a 10 minute job. Still took me a half-hour - same as it does without them.

If your quick with a wrench & don't let the pedal (or lever) loose, you don't get air anyway.

I bought a Mighty-Vac too... I think I'll try it this evening, just to see if it works.
 
PAULYBOY said:
There is another way to make it a one man job. You'll need to aquire a one way in line check valve used in a lot of Mercedes and BMW's. This valve, which fits inline in the hose coming off the bleeder, is about the size of a marble. If you put it on the right way, air doesn't backwash, and you can do the whole job on a car even, without help. BTW, the Mercedes part number on the part is 123-800-00-78. Dealer price on this is $9.25.
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That's what the speed bleeders are, AFAIK.
 
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