First of all I must say I have nothing to do with the company or the product, I am just a satisfied customer. I would not normally endorse a product but I feel this product deserves to be brought to the attention of anyone who does their own brake service. “ Speed Bleeders” is a product worth considering if bleeding the brakes on your project is difficult or if you do not have a “pedal pusher” available. I have installed these on two different vehicles with excellent results. They just plain work, I bleed the system on my Cyclone alone without any assistance without issue. They are reasonably priced and the customer service is excellent. I bought mine directly from the manufacturer who is located in the suburban Chicago area. Read about them here: http://speedbleeder.com/
I had some and liked them for ease of use (probably not this brand). A couple years later was unable to make them work due to corrosion. I reinstalled the original manual bleed valves.
I would say the problem is not the bleeders but the brake fluid. Over time brake fluid will absorb moisture and the moisture will cause corrosion in the system. I have been using DOT 3 synthetic brake fluid with great results, notice I said Synthetic not Silicone, there is a difference.
All brake fluid is synthetic...and it’s designed to be hygroscopic so the moisture doesn’t settle to low points and cause corrosion Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
I put Speed Bleeders on my '40 a couple of years ago; worked great and they'll be used on all of my hot rods from here on out!
Just rinse the valves well with water after use and dry them. Only works if they aren't left on the car, of course.
They can be left in the car? I’ve never used them. What is the process to bleed the brakes with them?
They just a check valve that works when cracked open? What seals the thread area from air? Or are they a 2 piece thing? just curious
I have read this happening also. Make sure to used the little black supplied caps for them when your done bleeding the brakes.
The bleeders come with a thread sealer on the threads, it is “good” for about eight open/ close cycles. They offer a small bottle of the sealer on their web site, I wanted to buy a bottle just to have it and the nice lady who answered the phone talked me out of it. She said it does not have a long shelf life and I would not need it because you only open the bleeder once or twice during a brake job. The check valve in the bleeder does the work.
I'd just wipe them clean, smear a little grease over the top and snap on a couple of those little black caps and call it good. The grease will repeal water and keep them from rusting.
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