Brake Fluid Change???

[dogsridewith]

Which reason are you addressing? Air pushing past bleeder threads is irrelevant. I never come close to loosing vacuum with the bleeder open. The gauge is right there to watch and I'm just cracking the bleeder w/ an 8 mm wrench while watching the fluid/bubble mix run through clear tubing...very easy to stop in an instant w/ a tiny movement of the wrench. MityVac has enough vacuum reservoir to do this easily. It helps if everything is attached (the tubing to the bleeder nipple, and all other tubing pieces) and hung/placed (the pulled-fluid receiving cup) sufficiently.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by dogsridewith

Which reason are you addressing? Air pushing past bleeder threads is irrelevant. I never come close to loosing vacuum with the bleeder open. The gauge is right there to watch and I'm just cracking the bleeder w/ an 8 mm wrench while watching the fluid/bubble mix run through clear tubing...very easy to stop in an instant w/ a tiny movement of the wrench. MityVac has enough vacuum reservoir to do this easily. Lots of auto mechanic work takes two or three hands. This, just one, if everything is attached (the tubing to the bleeder nipple, and all other tubing pieces) and hung/placed (the pulled-fluid receiving cup) sufficiently.

CoryM says one thing and you say the opposite. You guys settle it.

As for me I can bleed my brakes all by myself without a mityvac and usually without help. Ive bled the brake system of the ST1300 motorcycle alone, a VERY Rube Goldberg system with TWO master cylinders one lever actuated one front brake rotor actuated! Very complicated and very nuts!

How nuts? The front wheel has two discs each with its own caliper. When its pads grab the disc, the left caliper pivots actuating a secondary master cylinder, which applied the rear brake. Actually, it applies one piston of the three pistons on the rear caliper. Totally CRAZY! VERY complicated!

I can always get someone to help if needed.