Brake bleed - Motive power bleed (1 Viewer)

[salvage60]

I did a ton of searches on Mud and ended up here for a brake bleed:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CJ5DWKO?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

My truck needed a full bleed from the master out. This was so easy and only had to check the pressure a couple of times for all four wheels, no separate bleed of the master needed. The universal cap and chain works fine for the stock non threaded cap.

 

[RevISK]

That chain thing will give you a false sense of security. Works fine when it works, but makes an absolute mess when it doesn’t.

Good tool though, nice to have when working alone.

 

[salvage60]

I can see that there is a huge potential for a big mess. That said I was very carefull with the setup, I wet the rubber seal on both sides with brake fluid and confirmed it held pressure before adding any fluid. old T-shirt just in case. Having done this a lot of times with assistance this is worth way more than the cost along with a better bleed.

 

[Skniper]

I have a Motive, sometimes the hook n chain seals great...sometimes not, which is a big pita. A Mud member posted a pic a few years back using two short sliding bar clamps to clamp the Motive cap on tight.

 

[RevISK]

I have a Motive, sometimes the hook n chain seals great...sometimes not, which is a big pita. A Mud member posted a pic a few years back using two short sliding bar clamps to clamp the Motive cap on tight.

I like the idea of the dedicated cap but between my rigs I’d have 3 different ones.

Are you talking about small Quick Grips or whatever?

 

[Skniper]

I like the idea of the dedicated cap but between my rigs I’d have 3 different ones.

Are you talking about small Quick Grips or whatever?

Yes, quick grip type clamps. There's a pic somewhere

 

[Cruiser Cult]

I love the Motive power bleed. Works fantastic. A combo of that and pumping the brake pedal gets all the air bubbles out. The quick grips were key in getting a leak free seal though at the cap.

 

[Skniper]

Found it, photo credit to @red66toy in his awesome thread.

 

[Unimogguy]

Another happy user of the Motive Power Bleeder. I’ve used them with great success on everything from my Unimog to my CUCV to my LC. I love the fact that I don’t have to inconvenience someone else or wait until they’re available to pump the brakes to bleed them.

 

[RevISK]

Found it, photo credit to @red66toy in his awesome thread.

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I'll have to give that a shot next time I am bleeding some bleedin' brakes!