Brake bleeder recommendation
 

I am looking for a brake bleeder system that I can use on MB, and pretty much any other car.

Any ideas? Im willing to spend a couple hundred dollars.

I have used the Motive Power Bleeder on all my cars and it works great...especially for $50

I have heard of many good things about that model, but I am looking for something more heavy duty.

Check Google http://www.google.ca/search?q=brake+bleeder&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=fr&btnG=Recherche+Google&meta=
I made one out of parts I already had http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/vintage-mercedes-forum/72244-custom-made-brake-bleeder.html

The phoenix injector system was what I was thinking about getting.

you can get one from performance products for about 50$ should do the job quite well.

Yeah I think you (afmcorp) are refering to this one above.

I am looking for something I would use a few times a month.

As far as durability goes I have used my bleeder on more than ten cars so far and shows no wear. Five of those uses was just within that past week. A few times a month for bleeding brakes...I assume you are a shop in which case I can see the need for something more robust.

http://www.amazon.com/Pressure-Brake-Bleeder-Universal-Adapters/dp/B000RT8GUK

this is the one i saw
craig

I have the Motive Products Power Bleeder. It is really good for flushing brake fluid and for bleeding brakes after work has been done at one of the wheels (replacing brake lines, for example). It does not seem to be very good at bleeding entire systems. I replaced the master cylinder and most of the steel brake lines on an old pickup that I have, so I had air throughout the whole system. I have tried several times to bleed the system with the Motive bleeder, but the brakes are still soft. The bleeder doesn't seem to push the fluid through with enough velocity to carry the air past the high points in the system.

The other problem I had with the bleeder is that the tubing doesn't seem to resist brake fluid very well. I had the thing hooked up to the car with the pressure pumped up when the line blew out, sending brake fluid everywhere in a nice fine mist. I was thinking of replacing the clear vinyl tubing that came with the bleeder with rubber fuel line hose.

I use a Vacula. Not cheap, but really good stuff.
Pulls instead of pushes, so fewer adaptor issues if you service many different cars.
I have an older model (15+ years), but it is still going strong.

http://www.google.com/search?q=vacula+brake+bleeder&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&rlz=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=863

Motive Power Bleeder
 

I bought the Motive Bleeder and used it to bleed and flush the system after a rear brake job. Worked as advertised....I just followed the directions on the canister. The brakes are working fine. Finally, got her out on the highway last night at 11:00PM when I finally wrapped up with a new parking brake shoes/springs, RR caliper replacement, new RR BALO rotors with Textar pads, and this brake fluid flush. AND this is the first time I have ever flushed a brake system myself...piece of cake with the Motive bleeder...I will have to keep an eye on those hoses that come with it...based on some of the feedback earlier in this thread.

Ah! The satisfaction of a DIY brake job.....She ran (and braked!) like a champ.

Thanks again to Csnow for his advice on root causing that sticky parking brake gizmo that took some engine oil and a tiny dab of brake grease to finally work right...

The consensus among professionals seems to be that "pushing" the brake fluid is more efficient that "pulling". I'm no engineer, but it sure makes sense to me. I tried a Mighty-Vac vacuum bleeder that was utterly useless. I now have a Motive pressure bleeder -- but I haven't used it yet.

Jeff Pierce

Mighty-Vac not so mighty.
Vacula really sucks.

Perhaps a recommendation would be helpful instead of nonconstructive criticism.