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Speed Bleeders


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I have a 2000 ford ranger 3.o four wheel drive.
I need to bleed the brakes and I would like to get some speed bleeders. Does anyone know what the thread is on the bleeders ?
Also I put a explorer rear end in so I could have four wheel disc brakes.
Is the explorer the same?
Thanks
 


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I don't use speed bleeders anymore. I have had to replace them due to corrosion everytime I bleed the brakes. Spend $5 and make a one-person bleeder like this guy on YouTube. I followed those directions and it works crazy easy.
 

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I don't use speed bleeders anymore. I have had to replace them due to corrosion everytime I bleed the brakes. Spend $5 and make a one-person bleeder like this guy on YouTube. I followed those directions and it works crazy easy.
Fatal flaw with anything that uses the bleeder for one man bleeding is air leakage around the bleeder screw threads. Those one man vacuum bleeders have the same problem, they suck air from around the threads of the bleeder screw.
 

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Fatal flaw with anything that uses the bleeder for one man bleeding is air leakage around the bleeder screw threads. Those one man vacuum bleeders have the same problem, they suck air from around the threads of the bleeder screw.
I have a nice commercially made vacuum bleeder that I bought a few years ago. It works great. If you open the bleeder too far, it will suck air around the threads. But that's just a matter of knowing how far to open it.
 

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I never had good luck w/ speed bleeders. I use a hand held vacuum bleeder like a Mity Vac. Unlike most things, it actually works as advertised.
 

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I use the Mity Vac method myself. I never had a problem I didn’t self inflict.
 

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I've never had good luck with any method other than two people doing the pump and hold method several times per corner. Even tried building an air pressure bleeder... IMO nothing beats a person in the driver's seat to work the pedal while another one bleeds.
 

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I'm with Shran on this one. My wife doesn't mind sitting in the drivers seat for the 1/2 hour or so it takes for the whole job.
 

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Fatal flaw with anything that uses the bleeder for one man bleeding is air leakage around the bleeder screw threads. Those one man vacuum bleeders have the same problem, they suck air from around the threads of the bleeder screw.
To fix that issue take bleeder off and put plumbers tape on b4 u start bleeding.works everytime
 

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Crossed threads are tight threads.
Fatal flaw with anything that uses the bleeder for one man bleeding is air leakage around the bleeder screw threads. Those one man vacuum bleeders have the same problem, they suck air from around the threads of the bleeder screw.
The vacuum bleeders can be sealed up. I usually clamp or safety wire the hoses at all connections and use the proper rubber adapter for the bleeder. Also I just barely crack open the bleeder enough to get fluid moving. This minimizes air leakage enough to get good suction. Sometimes the rubber bleeder adapter leaks, in which case I will nix it and safety wire the hose directly to the bleeder.
 

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I used that pressure bleeder kit a few times and works pretty good. Plus you get a fluid change out of it. cant remember the name but put some fluid in the container and attach to reservoir, pump it up and crack the bleeders in order. easy for one man.
 

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I don't use speed bleeders anymore. I have had to replace them due to corrosion everytime I bleed the brakes. Spend $5 and make a one-person bleeder like this guy on YouTube. I followed those directions and it works crazy easy.
That's a good idea. Thanks for sharing..
 

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