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Speed Bleeder Installation

Install

Once you get you Speed Bleeder, it's very simple to install:

  1. Simply clean the area around the old bleeder screw so that no dirt or contaminants can get into the brake system.
  2. Remove the old bleeder screw and discard.
  3. Screw in the Speed Bleeder into the wheel cylinder or caliper until it seats.
  4. When you first install the Speed Bleeder you will note a slight resistance when you reach the thread sealant. This is normal. The thread sealant is conforming to the shape of the threads to provide a seal between the internal threads of the caliper or wheel cylinder and the eternal threads of the Speed Bleeder. When the Speed Bleeder bottoms out, tighten to 32-40 in-lbs. of torque (not ft-lbs.!)

Warning

On an aluminum caliper you could strip out the internal threads of the caliper and on a cast iron caliper or wheel cylinder you could strip off the threads on the Speed Bleeder.

Speed Bleeders are intentionally not cast hardened. This makes it easy to remove if you break one off in the wheel cylinder or caliper. A case hardened bleeder screw is very hard if not impossible to remove.

Bleed

  1. Unscrew the Speed Bleeder 1/4 to 1/2 turn.
  2. Slowly pump the brake pedal approximately 4-5 times. (You do not have to close the bleeder screws between pumps.) A one way check valve allows the air and fluid out when the pedal is pressed and closes between pumps preventing air from reentering the system between pumps.
  3. After bubble free fluid comes out of the Speed Bleeder screw, close the Speed Bleeder until it seats. Slipping a piece of clear plastic tubing into the nipple of the Speed Bleeder and placing the other end into a clean container makes it easy to see when the bubble-free brake fluid appears and lets you know it is time to close the Speed Bleeder.
  4. Proceed to the next cylinder or caliper until all are bled.

That's all there is to bleeding brakes with Speed Bleeder.

Notes

Speed Bleeders are made from one of these four hex sizes:

1/4" hex
5/16" hex
3/8" hex
7/16" hex

This also applies to metric sizes. This means that metric wrenches will not work with Speed Bleeders even though they may have a metric thread. you must use an inch wrench or SAE size. The reason is that metric hex stock is not readily available at a reasonable price in this country.

 

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