Yesterday, someone broke into my friend's garage and stole his welder, one tool box and my two-gallon rollaround brake bleeder

Insurance will pay for some, but the real issue is finding a replacement, since this was an old commercial version not made any more.

That said, I'd like to get a source for a good one of the smaller one-two quart/liter bleeders with multiple adapters. Personal experience preferred.

Thanks

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Strelnik
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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

I have a pressure bleeder from Motive that works well for my W123. It has a cap that fits on the brake fluid reservoir. Just pump it up to 5lbs or so and you're off...

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1985 300D cali 190K

http://mercedes.thatchermathias.com/mw300d.jpg

I made my own

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95 E300 Diesel 200K

I use the $30 craftsmen handheld vacuum pump

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

An old reservoir cap and a tire valve works for me.

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

I've described a disposable 25 cent brake bleeder somewhere here a while ago. Basically a piece of clear flexible tubing and a disposable plastic dropper. Cut the dropper in half, discard lower portion, insert rest in tubing leaving the dropper bulb at the end. With a razor, cut a half inch slit in bulb along long axis. Drop this end in bottom of your collection flask, install tubing on bleeder valve and open bleeder valve. Some brake fluid will begin to ooze down the tube. Just pump you brakes one wheel at a time in the usual sense, with your reservoir open. What magically happens is that under pressure of the pumping, the dropper bulb slit opens into a fishmouth letting fluid out. On the return stroke, the slit closes, letting back a minimum of the old fluid, goes up the tubing only about an inch. One pump stroke moves at least 10 times that amount of fluid. After all 4 are done, toss the brake bleeder. Forget those $30 bleeder screws with the check valves. This slit dropper is a Czech valve. Happy flushing!

I bought a unit some years ago called Power Bleeder or something like that. It works like a charm.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

+1

The Motive I used to have worked great. Easy and fast. I sure miss that thing. I need to get another one. It was lost in one of my moves when I was in the Air Force.

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AJ

1985 300D (SOLD)

here's a diy brake bleeder writeup, excellent if you ask me: http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/bleeder/index.htm

i have a motive bb with adapters for my mercedes and my toyota truck. it works well but pricey as compared to the above plans. had i known, i would've built the above

I have the Motive bleeder, work good. had the cap for the MB, and a universal one with two chains that wrap around the MC to clamp it down. used that for the Datsun w/o any problems.

thanks for that web site. I wanted to make a cap for the Datsun, went around to the auto supplies for some fittings w/o any luck. talking to these doofuses is like a deer in the headlights.

the Motives are a little pricy, looking at their web site, there are some pricier than mine.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I use a $10 pesticide sprayer connected to a old brake cap with a barb fitting screwed into it.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine