Motive Power Bleeder brake bleeder?

[Silver]

Has anyone used Mach V's "Motive Power Bleeder" to bleed their brakes? How well did it work?
http://www.machv.com/motpowbleed.html

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

No but I have used speed bleeders and there great.

Later,

 

[Silver]

Can you recommend a specific product (speed bleeder)?

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

Speed bleeder is the actual brand name her is the site:

www.speedbleeder.com

Later,

 

[99gst_racer]

NecroThread.....

Anybody else have any experiece this these Motive Products vacuum bleeders? I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure out which adapter to use on a DSM master cylinder. Motive doesn't list any Eclipses in the app. guide, and they're weren't sure which adapter would work when I called them. I have two adapters (my best two guesses) in front of me right now, and neither looks like it will fit. Help!

 

[serviceguy]

You can build your own adapter using a spare stock cap/gasket. Motive sells a DIY that is just a barbed fitting and a couple of feet of tubing to use with your cap. You may as well buy it at Home Depot as I did. The universal adapter that came with my kit from MachV is worthless once the flat rubber seals hardens, made me spill brake fluid all over the engine bay.

 

[99gst_racer]

Yeah, that thought did come to mind. If Motive doesn't offer a proper fitting adapter, then I'll pick up a new OEM cap and drill and tap it.

Anybody know what the part number is on the OEM cap? My new PC at work won't let me install CAPS...

 

[snowborder714]

Brake fluid reservoir cap - MB895999
Brake fluid reservoir diaphragm - MB895813

 

[99gst_racer]

Thanks Brian!
I would have never guessed that the diaphragm is sold separately from the cap.


EDIT: Or that the diaphragm costs more than the cap.

 

[snowborder714]

I figured you would not have figured that, so that's why I posted it

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Is the diaphragm really important? I mean surely it's likely there to prevent cavitation etc. but I'm thinking of removing it so I can cleanly install a fitting. I guess I could just install a really deep fitting and punch through the diaphragm..

I don't have a vacuum pump, but I do have one of those $6 sprayers from HomeDepot and I'm trying to decide if I would like to pump it up the system or down. I'm guessing a pressure operated system should push the fluid up the slave/caliper and into the master. Before I start drilling holes I guess it should be asked, could it be effectively used to push fluid in from the master? Or is that something only for vacuum pumps (attachment at the master)?