Originally Posted by Cdn17Sport6MT
For ea. new car I buy, I buy one additional bleedscrew... in the case of my Mazda6 - one frt bleedscrew, and one rear bleedscrew (cuz they are differnt). I tape it up with teflon tape (not on the seat, just on the threads) so I can have one such screw "at the ready", ready to replace the one I take out. This minimizes fluid leakage... and I then rotate it to very lightly seated by hand. I slip the vac. hose over the nipple, and then I release the "haemostat" (or open the valve) that admits vacuum into the hose. Then I open the bleed screw, oh, about a turn or so (only). Some air bypass goes into the bleed hose... but 'boy does the brake fluid course into the vacuum jar. I have a one quart Mason's jar on a wooden base so as to prevent said glass jar from falling over. This set up has served me for years...
I love how you get extras not because they are going to get corroded in the rust belt, but to have one with sealant on it. We like our rust along with our high housing prices over here in 'Ronto.
For ea. new car I buy, I buy one additional bleedscrew... in the case of my Mazda6 - one frt bleedscrew, and one rear bleedscrew (cuz they are differnt). I tape it up with teflon tape (not on the seat, just on the threads) so I can have one such screw "at the ready", ready to replace the one I take out. This minimizes fluid leakage... and I then rotate it to very lightly seated by hand. I slip the vac. hose over the nipple, and then I release the "haemostat" (or open the valve) that admits vacuum into the hose. Then I open the bleed screw, oh, about a turn or so (only). Some air bypass goes into the bleed hose... but 'boy does the brake fluid course into the vacuum jar. I have a one quart Mason's jar on a wooden base so as to prevent said glass jar from falling over. This set up has served me for years...
I love how you get extras not because they are going to get corroded in the rust belt, but to have one with sealant on it. We like our rust along with our high housing prices over here in 'Ronto.