[Ghost_rider]

Hi Everyone,

I work right beside a car/hardware/everything store and I'm going to pick up some dot 4 brake fluid for my hayes...Since i dont want to spend $50 for a Hayes bleeding kit, I'd like to know if anyone has ever built their own bleeding kit from parts at a such a store...

Thanks,
Matt

 

[oly]

Originally posted by Ghost_rider
Hi Everyone,

I work right beside a car/hardware/everything store and I'm going to pick up some dot 4 brake fluid for my hayes...Since i dont want to spend $50 for a Hayes bleeding kit, I'd like to know if anyone has ever built their own bleeding kit from parts at a such a store...

Thanks,
Matt

All you need are a couple squeeze bottles, a few small pieces of hose, and a spring. Thats all the hayes kit is. The spring keeps the hose on the caliper, but im sure there are ways around needing that. Maybe someone can post a pic of the bleed kit so you know what to look for at home depot.....

 

[Cooter Brown]

Originally posted by Ghost_rider
Hi Everyone,

I work right beside a car/hardware/everything store and I'm going to pick up some dot 4 brake fluid for my hayes...Since i dont want to spend $50 for a Hayes bleeding kit, I'd like to know if anyone has ever built their own bleeding kit from parts at a such a store...

Thanks,
Matt

werd get some 1/8 I.D. automotive hose (vacuum lines and such) go to a veterinary store and pick up a big syringe, get an old coke bottle, wrap some wire hanger around the neck to hang on your handlebar and you're set

linky for the pinky style brake bleed

 

[mental]

Yeah, listen to Cooter, he knows what's what.

Get the Veterinarian Syringe and I just used mini zip ties in place of the crappy little spring Hayes included with the kit.

The syringe method works 100% better than the squeeze bottles Hayes sells. Just be careful and gently add fluid using the syringe. I've seen some popped out pistons from getting a little too vigorous on the plunger.

 

[Inclag]

Originally posted by Ghost_rider
Hi Everyone,

I work right beside a car/hardware/everything store and I'm going to pick up some dot 4 brake fluid for my hayes...Since i dont want to spend $50 for a Hayes bleeding kit, I'd like to know if anyone has ever built their own bleeding kit from parts at a such a store...

Thanks,
Matt

$50

I must have gotten lucky, because I picked up a kit for $23 at my LBS.

 

[blong]

i used a bicycle air horn. one of those ones you pump up with a pump and has a water bottle shape air resevoir. i yanked the horn off and i've got myself a pressure bleeder.

 

[oly]

Originally posted by mental
I just used mini zip ties in place of the crappy little spring Hayes included with the kit.

Great idea! See i knew someone had a easy out on the spring....