A simple way to pressure bleed brakes

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[@mattyP_7428]

Will be pressure bleeding my disco 4 tomorrow - thank you for a great video

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Have fun!

[@888johnmac]

aah yes Gunisons Easy Bleed .. after a few problems i pressurised mine with the inner tube from a wheel-barrow at about 5 PSI .. 20 years later it's still my preferred method .. Plan B is usually reverse bleeding using an oil can & length of Nylon tubing

[@gazzafloss]

"Have fun", you said it Mike, bleeding the "bleeding brakes" is definitely a fun job, all made easier by the BR pressure bleed device.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

10 minutes and you are done - AND you can use the same method for bleeding diesel lines if you are in a hurry!

[@michaelhands1240]

Mike you read my mind, I plan to bleed my system tomorrow.

[@craig_chaznibond452]

I used a Gunson easy bleed to bleed the brakes on my air cooled 911. The entire container of fluid vanished but didn’t drop onto the floor. I finally found all of the fluid sitting behind the pedal box being slowly absorbed by my nice new carpet! It went straight in the bin!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

lol!

[@123Bilko]

Wow! You must have a mega backlog of videos Mike! That's how many every day so far? Not complaining, absolutely love your channel and your videos.👍👍👏👏👏

[@BritannicaRestorations]

These are from last week doing the Malawi 110!

[@evanjones2539]

Here's one I learned with motorbikes, a large syringe with brake fluid and send it backwards through the bleed.. Great for a defender clutch..

[@Gr0gRat]

Reverse bleeding clutch hydraulics is an old mechanics trick, only they use an oil can with some plastic tubing.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes that works but on most Rovers they gravity bleed - the 109 fronts were a bugger though!

[@johnchetwynd3618]

@@Gr0gRat Yes, this is exactly how I did my clutch reservoir. But ideally you need an assistant to let you know when the fluid has reached the top 😂

[@453421abcdefg12345]

@@johnchetwynd3618 Apparently the way to bleed the clutch is to attach a long bleed pipe to the slave nipple, then take it back up to the clutch master cylinder, open bleed nipple and start pumping, the air rises, so by keeping the fluid circulating you can pump for as long as it takes to get all air out, and not run out of fluid in the reservoir. Chris B.

[@johnchetwynd3618]

I have a Gunsons eezibleed and the first time I used it I connected it to the front tyre and yes, brake fluid everywhere. Then I did something no man ever does, I read the instructions. Grabbed one of the old wheels from the truck and let the tyre down to the pressure stated in the instructions. No more leaking fluid. Used it several times since with no problems. But, watching your video has got me thinking as to whether I could put together some sort of jury rig and make use of the pump from my water pressure testing kit 🤔

[@brett2432]

I have got one of them bleed kits u where talking about... They work brilliant but i had to make a fitting for it to attach to a reg on my compressor to turn it down as it would blow the cap off when using the tire pressure as they say in the picture book for it.

[@andicog]

I've just done the same job, and indeed bought a Gunsons eezy bleed, have to say it's pretty good for £16 , no leaks on mine, your idea would have saved me a few quid though. 👍

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I had a problem with the caps leaking

[@andrewmounsey5030]

Mike said nipples!! Quick call the PC police. Only kidding and youre defiantly right, it is better to protect your nipples.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Often forgotten!

[@gandi69]

I use a stag tools pressure bleeder, exactly the same princple as the Gunson (which I had problems with leaky caps too) but much better cap design and the fluid bottle has a magnet in the base so it stays up right. Was about 15 quid in the U.K. a few years ago

[@thelostbushmanlg1765]

Thanks I am about to do my series 3 , didn't know about the long long short shortest bleed order, 👍👌

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Glad I could help

[@jonniejam-shovel6405]

😁Longest 'Jamisons' first!!! Got it.😉👍

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Excellent!

[@paulfisher1160]

Hi Mike, Hope you are well. Didt realize how short you were until i saw you topping up the fluid... hahahaha. Just jokes. You need that beverage company to sponsor you... Ive done that last time i took the landy out. Driving up the driveway in 1st low and came to stand on the pedal and it went to the floor. Quick few pumps and fine. Some poo came out at first but realized and had plenty space. Thanks again and some good tips Regards, Paul

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Nice on Paul!

[@benjoa151]

Take one hoselock herbicide pump pressure sprayer, attach an airtool fitting on the end of the hose using a jubilee clip, then drill a hole through a plastic brake/clutch master lid-find a nut for the fitting-tighten up the nut then ¾ fill the pump reservoir with brake fluid fit the pump mechanism to the reservoir and attach brake master lid to the brake/clutch master pump half a dozen times and bleed the brakes/clutch, I’ve been using this for 10 + years and it never leaks plus I don’t have to keep topping up the master cylinder either.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Good idea!

[@dannykimble7671]

Only trouble is these pumps pump air into the fluid in the container, doesn’t matter when your killing weeds but does when you don’t want air in your brake fluid.

[@terryatkinson3182]

Must change the brake fluid in my fiat, it looks like Guinness. I do like your bleeder so I'll see if I can make one

[@craigjones9244]

If I have any master cylinder of the vehicle I put it in the vice make up two lines that just screw in and feed back into the resovour then fill it and pump away until the air is gone it works for me👍🏻

[@stevenprice2894]

That's excellent Mike. Iv got a Morris Traveller aswell as the landy. Couldn't get decent brakes at all after rebuilding it. So bought the gun son's one for £9 in toolstation with a ripped box. Yes it leaks fluid everywhere aswell even at 10psi. But the brakes have been great since. Might be using your idea now tho.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

If you had a lock on air line and longer hose you could operate it from a distance

[@TheSynthnut]

I would say those bleeding Gunson's things, but the last thing they actually do is the bleeding! Never got one to seal to the cap properly, wretched bits of junk. Reverse bleed every time, worked for me, but then I'd never have a spare cap about to butcher, so not tried your trick, handy though if you do!

[@denisscott1134]

Hi Mike 👋 just saying thanks 👍had to play catch up 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Welcome back!

[@hyhgtsssassfilj]

I’ve now ordered some Jameson’s because you bang on about it all the time 😀 Better be good.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

You will not be disappointed - nice and smooth

[@richardmoore7784]

@@BritannicaRestorations You mean the Jamesons's I presume?

[@terryatkinson3182]

It's made here in Ireland, my aunt used to drink it... they called it a jemmy

[@Defender110SLO]

And on caliper bleed screw you put pipe that you put it in botle. So you dont have oil on the flor. Cheers Mike🥃

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Not a problem as I wash my floor regular and never use old fluid

[@Defender110SLO]

@@BritannicaRestorations I have concret floor and that is whay I use botle not to use brake fluid again.😉

[@gazeddy]

something to add abs cars go for longest from abs pump

[@johnking8789]

Pressure bleeder essential for British cars🤭. Especially when they have the bleed nipples on the bottom wheel cylinder.

[@kabaottoemulsion1869]

Hey Mike I just use glass Jar and pumping foot. I do it by self. Pump until bubble clears from hose and let go of foot. Then I just close. I see some fluid go back from jar to inside system but no babble. Hose is submerged under fluid. I am not sure why need those one man bleeder.....? Am I missing something?

[@jamieaustin6403]

My gunsons EB has lasted years. Maybe I got a quality one that doesn't leak... I managed to "explode" my master cyl reservoir once though... just a tad too much pressure... what a mess!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I found if you adapted the original caps then the problems were reduced

[@bigm383]

Were they plastic chest feeding outlet caps?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Lol! YES!

[@bigm383]

@@BritannicaRestorations I’m a retired nurse/midwife/ nurse practitioner so all of that ‘gender neutral language’ boils my piss.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

It's not getting any better...

[@453421abcdefg12345]

There is a lot of confusing information on bleeding Defender brakes, LR say bleed the drivers side front first, then passenger front, then passenger rear, but there is a restrictor between front and rear which shuts off fluid in the event of a hose failure, when you bleed the rear system opening a bleed nipple must simulate a hose failure and shut off the valve? So how do you bleed the rear wheel calipers? I use the Gunson pressure system and have never had fluid spraying everywhere providing only 20 PSI is used. Chris B.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

You have to be aware that under emergency braking conditions, a system can push 3,000 psi, through the pipes now, for pressure bleeding, the spring in the valves as set lower than this On Non ABS systems, I always bleed the furthest from the master first, and never had an issue For ABS, you should consult the manual, and sometimes you need to plug in a diagnostic tool to bleed the system

[@roro946]

Hi Mike, clever idea with the tyre valve. I have always bled from the caliper furthest from the master cylinder first and worked my way round to the nearest last as you say. I've got a td5 (if it makes any difference) and understand that the first caliper to be bled is the nearside front, RHD dont't forget, then offside front, then the rears bleeding n/s rear then offside. Do you think this is correct?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

It is hard to say but I generally bleed the longest first, but on these later tandem cylinders it may be different - but as long as you get the air out then all is well

[@lawrielittle9722]

Hi Mike back to torque, do numbers on drills are they any good for torque settings? I found the video very interesting, in my day we just got a feel for it tightening no science then! Cheers Lawrie Northumberland UK

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Not much - they are a bit vague

[@leighriley6277]

👍👍

[@neilwipperman3025]

Could you use a pushbike pump !!!!! Just a thought

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I guess you could

[@dannydavis1964]

Good idea go to make one and put it in the shed😁👍

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Great idea

[@dannydavis1964]

@@BritannicaRestorations yes great idea😁👍

[@darrenhamilton4491]

hi mike, just a question on rear breakes 110, pads pistons,, the shims in bettween? theres a full width with half moon cut out, and a half width shim, do i use both or just one?? mine came with both,, and which way dose the cut out go leading edge or trailing edge? cheers,,

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I seem to recall the cut out goes to the trailing edge - not 100% as I have been using Ferodo for several years and they do not have the shims

[@michaelhands1240]

Mike, slightly different area. I flushed out my clutch today, the fluid was full of muck. Can not get the clutch to work now, have to press to the deck to get it in gear. I have vacum bleed it, pressure bleed it, manual bleed and ever pressure back bleed... Any ideas. It was working fine before I messed with it...

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Sounds like the seals were on their last legs New cylinder

[@michaelhands1240]

BUGGER...

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

Certainly beats “down” “down” “up” “up” 😂🤣😂

[@stevenprice2894]

Vision of childhood coming back now. Is your foot up or down. Its not hard! 😂

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes been there done that!

[@COIcultist]

D b Don't know nothing wrong with a bit of the up down up down up down every now and then. Just as with your brakes it helps if you can manage more than three repetitions.

[@stevenprice2894]

@@COIcultist You need friends then tho!

[@koitorob]

Nipples aren't sexist. We ALL have them! Have you ever bled the brakes on a 101?