One man brake bleeder

[willie]

Having been through the following BS, I thought I'd tell other members what to expect. Advance Auto Parts sells a one man brake bleeder for about $8. I bought one and was satisfied with how well it worked. Unfortunately, the material used to make the cap didn't hold up to brake fluid and literally crumbled a week after I used it. I took advantage of the lifetime warranty and returned it to Advance for a replacement. I figured it was defective. The replacement wasn't much better. Even though I cleaned every drop of fluid off the cap, it too crumbled within a week of being exposed to brake fluid. Yesterday, I brought it back to Advance, expecting to swap for a new one. This time they didn't honor the warranty without a receipt. The one they now sell looks identical to the one I purchased but is not made by OEM. Naturally, they wouldn't swap with me. I Googled OEM of Mineola NY but found nothing. NICE! This morning I bought a new one and used it to r&r the brake fluid on my GTS1000. I saved the receipt this time, I'm sure I'll need it.
So, be aware that the cheapo one man brake bleeders work great but don't last very long. If you get one, save the receipt, you'll need it.
Willie in TN

[1980GS1000E]

I have always used the mityvac. Had it for years and still works great. I think it cost about $20.

[Nessism]

My mityvac cracked after sitting a few years.

Last time I went to bleed the brakes after a complete system tear down, I filled the reservoir but the master would not pump due to air in there. Put a section of tubing on the caliper bleed valve and sucked on it with my mouth. After a short while the fluid in the master started to go down, thus the master was primed. Pumped the fluid right through after that by squeezing the lever; once the master is primed, it will pump and you don't need a suction device.

[Junkie]

I recently bought speedbleeders for my car, and couldn't be more satisfied with them. I had to pull the brake master cylinder to get the alternator out, and it ended up 100% dry. It took me maybe 5 minutes a corner to get it bled, which is far better than it would have been. Of course, these are items that stay with the vehicle - still, it was something like $11/2 so they weren't expensive.