Hayes PRO Bleed Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)At some point, you'll need to bleed your Hayes hydraulic brakes.
Buy this kit instead of the cheaper, smaller kit that's available. It'll save you a lot of hassles.
The hoses in the box didn't match up with all of the lengths described in the parts list in the kit, but there was enough tubing to assemble everything. It's a bit complicated to assemble; the pictures aren't very clear, sort-of like a 1970's motorcycle maintenance manual. Download the instructions from Hayes' web site first. Note that the instructions take more time to read than the time it takes to actually bleed the brakes. After you do it the first time, it seems trivial.
Brake bleeding on a bicycle is messy. The adapter that fits into the master cylinder bleed hole makes for a questionable attachment; push it in tight or you'll have brake oil everywhere. Even so, you'll still get some brake fluid splashing around.
4 stars because there should be an easier way to bleed a $400 brake system

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Actron CP7835 Vacuum Pump/Brake Bleed Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I used the Actron kit to replace the brake fluid in my jeep. I removed the Master Cylinder cover, then sucked the fluid out each wheel cylinder bleed valve individually (while topping off the reservoir with fresh fluid) until each cylinder ran clean. It was a one man operation with all the bubbles coming out the bleed screw (I put some grease on the bleed screw fittings so my tygon tubing made a good seal). I bought an extra length of tygon tubing at the hardware store so I could have extra room.

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Mityvac MITMV8500 Silverline Elite Automotive Vacuum Pump Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this vacuum pump to diagnose my 1982 Mercedes 300D's vacuum system. Door locks were not working right and the engine wouldn't shut off. This pump helped me repair the system, and again and again. Great tool.
I also like all the hoses, adapters and attachments that come with it. I haven't met a vacuum tube on my Mercedes that I can't hook up to.

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Mityvac 7300 PneumatiVac Air-Operated Fluid Evacuator Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this Mityvac 7300 because I usually get sick when I crawl under my cars to change the oil. Since my 2007 Huyndai Santa Fe has the oil filter on top of the engine I figured I was all set. I have a Nissan Frontier as well and that filter is accessible only from below unfortunately. Perhaps limited time under one vehicle only will let me escape without getting sick, I hoped.

The Mityvac's directions are not clear. The parts described in the verbiage are not pictured nor are they intuitive. You do not know what they are. For instance the instructions say to shut off a valve to build a vaccum in the unit, disconnect the air compressor and use the Mityvac in some remote location away from the air source. Great news, except the valve is neither described nor is it provided. For the life of me I cannot figure out how to make that feature work, but that was ok since I used the Mityvac where the air compressor was located.
Before my first use I bought a 25 foot coil of 1/4" plastic tubeing (which was intended for refrigerator ice maker hook up) at Home Depot as a previous reviewer suggested. The provided tubing is too short. I used about 12 foot of tubing. It worked beautifully, but you must insure that you have the tube all the way down to the bottom of the oil pan. I did not at first and did not fully evacuate the Santa Fe.
After evacuating the Santa Fe I turned to my Nissan Frontier and prepared to change its oil as well. That is when I ran into problems since I had not emptied the Mityvac before using it on the Frontier.
DO NOT COUNT ON THE OVERFLOW SHUTOFF TO WORK! I did and mine did not. Soon oil was all over the floor. Of course if a person is attentive and watches what is happening this would not happen. It remains to be seen if any injury occurred to the venture part when the oil got sucked down into it.
To clean the unit when I was done I used hot water with dish washing detergent. It worked well enough.
All in all I am pleased that I bought the Mityvac 7300. Except for the overflow protection failure, it worked quite well. I would not suggest changing oil wearing a tuxedo as some have implied could be done, however, unless you are into destroying tuxes. It simply is not THAT clean a procedure.


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Mityvac 7205 Fluid Evacuator Brake Bleeding Accessory Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)I've used this attachment on my MityVac once so far and it worked as it should. I normally need one more person to bleed my brakes and that is now not the case. One great thing about this attachment is that you have the whole capacity of the MityVac to fill up with the old stuff while you fill the resevoir with the new.

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Mityvac 7201 Fluid Evacuator Plus Review

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(More customer reviews)Works great. The dispensing feature is the key feature that sets this apart from other tools. It's makes it extremely easy to get the used oil into containers for recycling. No more funnels/towels for spills etc.
Granted, instructions may not be completely detailed, but this is a TOOL not an appliance. One shouldn't expect a wrench to come with 10 pages of instructions.
For those of you complaining about slow suction, here are some tips:
1) Warm up the engine.
2) Use the largest tube that fits down the dipstick
3) Remove the oil fill cap!!! Modern crankcases are airtight. If you don't remove the oil fill cap, then the only way for air to get in to displace the oil you're sucking out is the tiny space between the dipstick and the tube. You're forming a vaccuum that is working against the tool.
If you've imploded your tool, you've overpumped it, there was something else that was holding up your suction that you did not address.
If you doubt the speed, first practice using the new tool with plain water (clean unit only please: don't mix water with your oil) to get an idea of how everything works, and make sure you don't have any leaks in your connections.

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