Michael Landskroner wrote:
>
> Tired of using my Mighty Vac to bleed my brakes, I came up with a new
> idea to accomplish the task with a minimum of effort.
>
> I purchased an A/C vacuum evacuator from Harbor Freight for about $20
> and hooked it up to my compressor and in between the brake bleeder screw
> and the evacuator I placed a vacuum container to collect the fluid which
> came w/ the Mighty Vac. Now I don't have to constantly pump the Mighty
> Vac to get vacuum, especially when changing all the brake fluid in the
> system.
>
> But, you have to replace the fluid in the master before it runs out of
> fluid and you can't run the compressor @90 PSI or it'll suck the fluid
> out too fast. I am still working on the right pressure to use but 60 PSI
> seems OK. I tried it out last night on water and it works well.
>
> You can make your own fluid collector with a glass jar and some plastic
> vacuum connectors and such which I bought from Home Depot. Just put a
> length of tubing on the side that gets connected to the bleeder screw to
> make sure the fluid goes to the bottom of the jar. The side that gets
> connected to the compressor leave w/no tube or you defeat the purpose of
> the tube.
>
> Sorry I have no pictures or diagrams - yet!
>
> Mike
> 66 1819
Mike,
Slick idea. Look forward to hearing/ seeing more.
Guy
67.5 SPL
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