I'm looking for a syringe to be used for bleeding brakes. any recommendations on where I could find one?
syringes
- Thread starter jonKranked
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When I bought my Magura bleed kit many years ago, it came with 2 syringes that I still use today even though I don't have Magura brakes any more.
Feed store/farm supply type of place. You can get big ol' 60cc horse medicine syringes there.
I've gone back to the Hayes bottle bcz I found that the syringe created tiny bubbles and the bleed wasn't as effective. The syringe is definitely easier but I wasn't getting good bleeds. I didn't try pouring the fluid in which may be a better way than sucking it in. Still for a once/year bleed, the bottle is still my preference.
Most grocery stores have syringes in the kitchen tools section used for injecting marinades.
Most grocery stores have syringes in the kitchen tools section used for injecting marinades.
To get all of those bubbles out, pull fluid into the syringe, but dont fill it completely. Point the tip up and cover it with your finger, then pull on the plunger. This will create vaccumm causing air trapped in the oil to expand and rise. Release the plunger and burp the air. Repeat these steps a couple of times and you will end up with no air.
As fas as getting syringes, just hit your local pharmacy and veterinary clinic.
I got chased out of a CVS for asking for medical syringes so I would not recommend going there for them.
My suggestion is to get a a baby syringe (meant for feeding babies medicine). The plunger body fits just enough oil to completely bleed the lines and the squirter fit snugly within the clear plastic tube the shimano mineral oil bleed kit comes with. Just fill the plunger, attach the tube to the bleed nipple on the caliper/end of baby syringe and squeeze.
edit: I know cvs sells those baby syringes.
My suggestion is to get a a baby syringe (meant for feeding babies medicine). The plunger body fits just enough oil to completely bleed the lines and the squirter fit snugly within the clear plastic tube the shimano mineral oil bleed kit comes with. Just fill the plunger, attach the tube to the bleed nipple on the caliper/end of baby syringe and squeeze.
edit: I know cvs sells those baby syringes.
I just get them out of those sharps containers you see in airport bathrooms.
