Brake Bleeder Recommendations

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1969VADart

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I installed the disc brake conversion on my 69 Dart last summer. My dad and I bled the brakes and had no issues at that time. I bench bled the MC as per the instructions. I subsequently found a leak at the bleeder valve last fall that was causing me to lose pedal. I fixed all of that and re-bled the brakes, but the pedal still seems a little to soft for my liking. Is there a specific brake bleeder kit that you guys might recommend that is fool proof that might make up for my lack of proficiency? Any recommendations are welcome. Thanks.
 
I've found the two person method to give me as good or better pedal than my Motiv pressure bleeder. But, the person helping needs to know what is expected of them. That person is not my wife, which is why I have a Motiv pressure bleeder so I can do it alone.
 
..and you can leave them up there as long as you like if you take the ladder away !!!
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gzig5 said:
I've found the two person method to give me as good or better pedal than my Motiv pressure bleeder. But, the person helping needs to know what is expected of them. That person is not my wife, which is why I have a Motiv pressure bleeder so I can do it alone.
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That's exactly why I vacuum bleed before I call my wife to pedal bleed!
 
dicksmidlac said:
I usually gravity bleed then I’ll call the wife
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1969VADart said:
I installed the disc brake conversion on my 69 Dart last summer. My dad and I bled the brakes and had no issues at that time. I bench bled the MC as per the instructions. I subsequently found a leak at the bleeder valve last fall that was causing me to lose pedal. I fixed all of that and re-bled the brakes, but the pedal still seems a little to soft for my liking. Is there a specific brake bleeder kit that you guys might recommend that is fool proof that might make up for my lack of proficiency? Any recommendations are welcome. Thanks.
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I use a glass jar or bottle and a rubber hose.
 
She ain't gonna dent her own door! That's the side of the car she gets if I ever step out on her!
 
Appreciate the comments. Only tool "recommendation" I see is for a Motiv bleeder. I have a glass jar and rubber hose for the occasion. That's usually how I have bled the brakes using the two person method (not ever my wife).
 
I'll try to keep this short. The reason I got the Motiv and recommend against having my wife help was from the last time I changed the brakes on my 98 Dakota before trading it in. Long story short, she is in the cab pushing the pedal and nothing is coming out of the bleeder for like ten minutes. I can't figure it out. In desperation I started the engine, thinking it needed vacuum in to work (I knew it shouldn't but was running out of options). So I'm in the front passenger wheel well and I tell her to press the pedal. The engine bounces off the rev limiter (or valve float), my head bounces off the fender well, and much swearing an gnashing of teeth commences. Needless to say, she had been pushing on the gas pedal the whole time. And that was the last time.
The Motiv works pretty good, but I'd rather just have a friend over to help. I loan it out more than I use it now.
 
I tried using a vacuum bleeder but it was pulling fluid out of my proportioning valve and leaking out of the caliper bleeders. Whenever I'd use the pedal method I'd get no leaks out of the prop valve but I'd still get a little out of the bleeder threads. My brakes were a bit soft but still worked just fine.

I put some teflon tape on the bleeder threads as high up as possible to try to keep it from getting eaten by the brake fluid. It stopped the small leak but it didn't change the pedal feel at all.
 
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