Originally Posted by
zip439
I have speed bleeders on all my cars. They work well, and definitely is a better experience than trying to work with the wife in the driver seat push now, hold it, take foot off routine!!!
Use their bleed bag at the wheel ( I drain the bag after use into my slop tank and reuse it several times) and there is no mess at all. Open the bleeder at the wheel and push three times; Then refill the brake reservoir. DON'T let the reservoir go dry and start to suck air. EASY and Quick.
My experience is also the same. I prefer the manual brake bleed technique over the power bleed technique. Just more comfortable with it.
I also suck quite a bit of brake fluid from the master cylinder reservoir & refill the reservoir with new fluid before I start bleeding brakes. I use a simple turkey baster to remove the old brake fluid. Works slick!
No sense draining all that old brake fluid in the reservoir by using the first bleeder screw. Shortens the time required to completely bleed the brakes.