Brake Bleeding Tip

[OldGazer]

I was bleeding the brakes the other day and ran into a problem with the rear fluid reservoir. The problem is I could not find an easy way to top it off. I tried using a funnel, but the "spout" was too large to fit.

 

My GF came up with an idea: Use a stiff plastic tube and a funnel. Check out the attached pics....

 

The tube is the perfect size to thread into the plug hole, it is stiff enough to hold the funnel upright, and transparent enough to show fluid level. Who says women aren't smart?

 

Y'All ride safe...

[oldgoat]

dont . dont dont overfill it your brakes heat up and lock up. dont ask me how i know this.

[friesman]

I was bleeding the brakes the other day and ran into a problem with the rear fluid reservoir. The problem is I could not find an easy way to top it off. I tried using a funnel, but the "spout" was too large to fit.

 

My GF came up with an idea: Use a stiff plastic tube and a funnel. Check out the attached pics....

 

The tube is the perfect size to thread into the plug hole, it is stiff enough to hold the funnel upright, and transparent enough to show fluid level. Who says women aren't smart?

 

Y'All ride safe...

 

Rocket showed me that a turkey baster works too, just pull the bulb off the top and make it fit into the hole and youre ready to bleed. BUT please remember NOT to fill it up all the way, leave some space at the top for expansion.

 

brian

[Yammer Dan]

I have a drinking straw attached to my small funnel.

[KiteSquid]

I try to remember how much fluid there was when I stared and fill to that level, that way when I replace the pads, I don't have fluid flowing out the top of the reservoir.

 

I did this on my first car and it stripped the paint off of the firewall and brake booster...... I learned the hard way. Learn from my mistakes.

 

 

When I replace pads, I remove all the fluid from the reservoir using a turkey baster or syringe BEFORE I start to remove the pads......... error of the side of caution.